Guyana Geography

Historic New Amsterdam

August 26th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Guyana Geography, Tourism & Visa

The town of New Amsterdam developed as a settlement beside Fort Nassau some 55 miles up the Berbice River. Around 1784, as a result of the fluctuating fortunes of Fort Nassau, the Dutch relocated the town to its present site at the confluence of the Berbice and Canje Rivers. The name New Amsterdam [...]

The town of Annai

May 9th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Guyana Geography

Annai is a town in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, located at 3°57′0″N, 59°7′60″W, at an altitude of 95 metres (314 feet). Annai is located at the edge of the Rupununi savannah where the cattle trail to the Atlantic coast begins. It is approximately 15 miles north of Karanambo.
Much of the poulation of [...]

The Corentyne / Courantyne / Corantijn River

May 5th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Guyana Geography

The Corentyne / Courantyne / Corantijn River is a river in northern South America. The river originates in the Acarai Mountains and flows northward for approximately 700 km (450 miles) between Guyana and Suriname, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Corriverton, Guyana and Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname.

The Essequibo River

April 19th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Guyana Geography

The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil-Guyana border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1,000 kilometres through forest and savannah into the Atlantic Ocean. There are countless rapids and waterfalls along the route of the [...]

The Cuyuni River

January 5th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Guyana Geography

The Cuyuni River is a river in northern Guyana and eastern Venezuela. In places it serves as the border between the two countries. The Kamaria Hydroelectric Power site is located on the Cuyuni River in Guyana.



 

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