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This is a list of rivers in French Guiana. By drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, ...
Pages in category "Rivers of French Guiana" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
French Guiana is situated on the northeast coast of South America between 2° and 5° latitude north and covers an area of 35,135 square miles. It is separated from Surinam (Dutch Guiana) by the Maroni River and two of its tributaries, the Aoua and Itany, in the west, and from Brazil by the Tumuc Humac Mountains in the south and the Oyapock ...
French Guiana [a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [2] [3] [7] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi). [3]
Luits Vidal, Ronmy, Boudet and Dr. Rech composed the French side. In 1861 measurements were taken, which produced the following result: the Lawa had a discharge of 35,960 m 3 /minute at a width of 436 m; the Tapanahony had a discharge of 20,291 m 3 /minute at a width of 285 m. Thus, the Lawa River was the headwater of the Maroni River.
The Rivière de Cayenne (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ də kajɛn], "Cayenne River") is a river in French Guiana, formed by the Rivière des Cascades, Tonnegrande, and Montsinéry River. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Cayenne, forming an estuary about 2 km long. It is 43.7 km (27.2 mi) long, including its upper course ...
The Sinnamary (French pronunciation:) is a river in French Guiana. It is 290 km (180 mi) long. [2] It rises in the center of the country, flowing north until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Sinnamary. Its longest tributary is the Koursibo. [2] The Petit-Saut Dam was built near Petit-Saut between 1989 and 1994.
Rivers of French Guiana (20 P) T. Water transport in French Guiana (2 P) W. Waterfalls of French Guiana (1 P) This page was last edited on 21 June 2022, at 20: ...