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An enlargeable topographic map of Suriname. Geography of Suriname. Suriname is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. South America; Time zone: UTC-03; Extreme points of Suriname High: Juliana Top 1,230 m (4,035 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,703 km Guyana 600 km Brazil 593 km France 510 km
Topographic map of Suriname and EEZ (exclusive economic zone). Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most ...
Map of Suriname showing the complete borders, rivers, and a few important places. - Kaart van Suriname met de grenzen, rivieren en enkele belangrijke plaatsen; Short title: Map of Suriname - Kaart van Suriname - Mapa de Surinam; Height: 6,632 px: Width: 5,952 px: Y and C positioning: Centered: Rating (out of 5) 5
The name Suriname may derive from an indigenous people called Surinen, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact. [18] The suffix -ame, common in Surinamese river and place names (see also the Coppename River), may come from aima or eima, meaning river or creek mouth, in Lokono, an Arawak language spoken in the country.
The boundaries of British Guiana according to the Schomburgk survey. According to an agreement between Suriname governor Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck and Berbice governor Abraham van Pere—both were Dutch colonies at the time—the border between the two colonies was located at Devil Creek, between the Berbice River and the Courantyne River.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:24, 14 January 2024: 1,558 × 1,676 (563 KB): SurinameCentral: watermarked removed, minor corrections made to map, updated method of depicting border conflict to be more in line with other maps.
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Map of the Republic of Suriname with the Flag, showing the Borders with French Guiana, Guyana and Brazil, Main Rivers and Places. Items portrayed in this file