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Suriname (circa 1914) in the Encyclopedia of the Dutch West Indies, by Surinamese cartographer Herman Benjamins and Dutch ethnographer Johannes Snelleman. Total: 1,703 kilometers (1,058 mi) Border countries: Brazil - 593 kilometers (368 mi) French Guiana - 510 kilometers (320 mi) Guyana - 600 kilometers (370 mi) Coastline: 386 kilometers (240 mi)
The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement ...
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo:), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. ... Suriname: 597 km (371 mi) ... Coastline paradox; Notes
The fertile coastal plain consists of marine clay deposits, weathering products from the Andean mountain range that reached the coast of Suriname via the Amazon River and the Guiana Current. [4] The coastline is mobile because land is washed away repeatedly under the influence of storms and currents. [5]
Suriname – sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America, and the smallest country on that continent. It was long inhabited by indigenous tribal peoples with diverse cultures, before being explored and contested by European powers from the 16th century, and eventually coming under Dutch rule in the late 17th century.
Country or territory (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) Unique neighbours [b] Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics)
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ... Coastline of the Guianas (from History of Suriname) Suriname in 1914 (from Suriname) Wopke Hoekstra with the President of ...