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Political map of The Guianas. The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectively. Broadly, it refers to the South American coast from the mouth of the ...
Map of British Guiana from 1896 Since its independence in 1824, Venezuela has claimed the area of land to the west of the Essequibo River . Simón Bolívar wrote to the British government warning against the Berbice and Demerara settlers settling on land which the Venezuelans, as assumed heirs of Spanish claims on the area dating to the 16th ...
Simple map Focused on Suriname and the border rivers with Guyana and French Guiana. The Border Rivers with Guyana, the Corentyne and Upper-Corentyne, are often Labeled incorrect on maps. these are the correct names of the Border rivers of Suriname.
Map of the Essequibo drainage basin. Guyana is a water-rich country. [1] Numerous rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean, generally in a northward direction. [1] A number of rivers in the western part of the country, however, flow eastward into the Essequibo River, draining the Kaieteur Plateau. [1]
1.2 Regions of British Guiana (1958) 2 Colonial counties (before 1958) 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Regions of Guyana. 28 ...
Cayenne (/ k eɪ ˈ ɛ n /; [5] French pronunciation: ⓘ; Guianese Creole French: Kayenn) is the prefecture of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America and its capital city.
An enlargeable relief map of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guyana: . Guyana – previously known as British Guiana, is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America. [1]
The relief of the southern Orinoco or Guiana is very varied, plains or savannahs, with heights ranging from 100 to 500 m (330 to 1,640 ft) above sea level, including the Gran Sabana, which is a plain with an average of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level, home to the magnificent tepuis, and finally the sierras or mountain ranges that reach considerable peaks of up to 3,800 m (12,500 ft) above ...