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It is part of the Essequibo River basin. Mango Landing is a small settlement on the Guyana side of the Wanamu River. Other settlements include Arau [2] and Kaikan village. [3] [4] There is an airstrip that mostly serves miners working in the area. [5] The Wenamu has been a part of the long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela.
The river at Coloma was the site of James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, which started the California Gold Rush. [5] The South Fork of the American is "the most popular recreation stream in the West" for whitewater rafting in North America, [ 6 ] e.g., 80,000 visitors in 2011. [ 7 ]
The Akaiwang River is a tributary of the Wenamu River in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region of Guyana. [1] The river features the Akaiwang Falls. Located at 6' 40' W 59' 42'. [2] The falls are also known as the Wakupang or Akaiwong Cataracts. [3] Akaiwang River is also a gold mining operation. [4] The surrounding forest area was licensed for balata ...
The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River. [2] The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the Cuyuni River. [3] Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region. [4] [5] Services of the area include a police outpost [6] and airstrip. [7] [8]
Coloma (Nisenan: Cullumah, meaning "beautiful") is a census-designated place [6] in El Dorado County, California, US.It is approximately 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Sacramento, California.
The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town as well as a National Historic Landmark District. The park contains the California Historical Landmarks : a monument to commemorate James Marshall (#143), [ 2 ] the actual spot where he first discovered gold in 1848 (#530) [ 3 ] and ...
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State Route 153 (SR 153) is a very short state highway in the U.S. state of California in El Dorado County.It extends only 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the junction of Cold Springs Road and SR 49, in the town of Coloma in the heart of California's Gold Country, to the monument marking the grave of James Marshall, whose finding of gold along the American River, January 24, 1848 sparked the ...