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This is a list of rivers in Guyana. By drainage basin This ... Kutari River; Coeroeni River; New River (South America) Oronoque River; Berbice River. Canje River;
Length. 346 km (215 mi) The Demerara River is a river in eastern Guyana that rises in the central rainforests of the country and flows to the north for 346 kilometres until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Georgetown, Guyana's largest seaport and capital, is situated on the east bank of the river's mouth. The river divides Essequibo Islands-West ...
Essequibo River. The Essequibo River (Spanish: Río Esequibo; originally called by Alonso de Ojeda; Río Dulce) [7][8] is the largest 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 1,014 km (630 mi) through forest and ...
The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of approximately 214,969 square km. The country is situated between 1 and 9 north latitude and between 56 and 62 west ...
This list is arranged by drainage basin, from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in South Carolina drain to the Atlantic Ocean. Yadkin–Pee Dee drainage basin. Little River; Pee Dee River. Old Dead River; Sampit River; Black River. Black Mingo Creek; Pocotaligo River; Little Pee Dee ...
mouth. • average. 2,300 m 3 /s (81,000 cu ft/s) The Courantyne River (/ ˈkɜːrəntaɪn / KUR-ən-tyne), [1] also known as Corentyne and Corantijn (Dutch: [ˌkoːrɑnˈtɛin] ⓘ), is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice ...
Pomeroon River. The Pomeroon River (also Río Pomerón[1][2] or Pomaron[3]) is located in Guyana, South America, situated between the Orinoco and the Essequibo rivers. The area has long been inhabited by Lokono people. The Pomeroon River is also one of the deepest rivers in Guyana. Pomeroon is within the Guyana coastal plain and the area is ...
Rupununi. The Rupununi / rʌpəˈnʌni / is a region in the south-west of Guyana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon. The Rupununi river, also known by the local indigenous peoples as Raponani, flows through the Rupununi region. The name Rupununi originates from the word rapon in the Makushi language, in which it means the black-bellied whistling ...