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	International River Basins of the World: Footnotes
		According to the Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina (SRBH), the external boundaries are marked by the Una river in the west, the Sava river in the north, the state boundary with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the east, and Croatia and the Serbian Republic Krajina in the south.
		The Abrene/Pytalovo region is crossed by the Utroya River, a tributary of the Vclikaya river.
		The boundary upstream from the confluence of the Courantyne/Koetari (Kutari) River with the New (Upper Courantyne) River remains unsettled.
	www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu /publications/register/tables/IRB_footnotes.html (2024 words)

	Rivers
		Most of these rivers have their sources in the great mountain ranges of the south and west, and flow northerly and easterly, reaching the Atlantic Ocean after meandering through virgin forests.
		Four major rivers cross the Guyana coastal plain - (from west to east) the Essequibo, the Demerara, the Berbice, and the Courantyne.
		This river gave the name to the county of Demerara wherein Georgetown (the capital city) is situated, and after which, Demerara Sugar, Demerara Rum, and Demerara Windows, are named.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Shores/9253/Rivers.html (708 words)

	Courantyne River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is bordered by Venezuela to the west, Brazil to the southwest and south, Suriname (along the Courantyne River) to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
		Agriculture is concentrated on the narrow sea-level coastal plain between the Essequibo and Courantyne rivers.
		The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9026590 (844 words)

	Best Caribbean Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		For over 20 miles (32km) from its mouth, the river's channel is divided by the large flat and fertile islands of Leguan (approximately 18 square miles), Wakenaam (approximately 17 square miles), and Hogg Island (about 22 square miles).
		Berbice River: The Berbice River, in eastern Guyana, is approximately 300 miles long, and flows northward to the Atlantic.
		The Ireng River is considered to be the most picturesque of Guyana's many rivers, and the Orinduik Falls, and the Takagka Falls are located on the Ireng.
	www.bestcaribbeanholidays.com /index.pl/article?id=530448 (1067 words)

	Nieuw Nickerie -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It lies on the Nickerie River, near the mouth of the Courantyne (Dutch Corantijn) River, 3 miles (5 km) from the Atlantic coast.
		It is situated on the estuary of the Courantyne (Corentyne) River, separating Guyana from Suriname to the east.
		Rivers and canals are an important means of transport.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9055792 (499 words)

	Guyana - SOCIETY
		The plain ranges from five to six kilometers wide and extends from the Courantyne River in the east to the Venezuelan border in the northwest.
		Drainage throughout most of Guyana is poor and river flow sluggish because the average gradient of the main rivers is only one meter every five kilometers.
		The villages are most heavily concentrated along the estuary of the Demerara River and the eastern environs of Georgetown, near the mouth of the Berbice River close to New Amsterdam, and along the extreme east coast near the Courantyne River.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/guyana/SOCIETY.html (9692 words)

	Essequibo Definition / Essequibo Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The Essequibo River is the longest river in GuyanaThe Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America.
		There are countless rapidsA rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence.
		A rapid is recognized by the river becoming shallower and having rocks exposed above of the flow surface.
	www.elresearch.com /Essequibo (672 words)

	wiki/Gambia Definition / wiki/Gambia Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		It is the smallest country within the African continent and is entirely surrounded by SenegalThe Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Senegal River in West Africa.
		The first written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the 9th and 10th centuries(9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000....
		The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the Gambia River.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Gambia (6532 words)

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		Canje, Abary and Berbice rivers), or near sluices by the outflow of drainage channels from plantations in the sugar estates of Buxton, Leonora, Uitvulgt and Airy Hall.
		Northwest Guyana and the border with Suriname (Courantyne River region) contain the greatest numbers (Bertram and Bertram 1963).
		They are sometimes seen in the Demerara river and occasionally at the river mouth in Georgetown (Bertram and Bertram 1973).
	grid2.cr.usgs.gov /cepnet/pubs/techreports/tr35/ct35nsgy.htm (320 words)

	ChemicalMatch: Berbice River
		The Berbice River rises in the highlands of the Rupununi region and flows northward for 370 miles (595 km) through dense forests to the coastal plain.
		It enters the Atlantic Ocean at New Amsterdam, where its flow is obstructed by shallows.
		The basin of the Berbice is restricted by the proximity of its larger neighbours, the Essequibo and Courantyne
	chemicalmatch.blogspot.com /2004/05/berbice-river.html (71 words)

	Brazil [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The nation is roughly triangular in shape and is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata (River Plate) to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
		Major rivers include the Amazon The Amazon River (occasionally River Amazon; Spanish, Portuguese: Río Amazonas) of South America is one of the longest two rivers on Earth, the Nile River in Africa being the other.
		Its main affluent is the Vaupés River, which disputes with the headwaters of the Guaviare branch of the Orinoco River the drainage of the eastern slope of the "Oriental", Andes of Colombia....
	www.wikimirror.com /Brazil (11113 words)

	Amerindians of Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The coastal tribes The coastal tribes are the Caribe, Arawak, and Warao whose names are derived from the three main families of Guyanese Amerindian language.
		The Barima River Caribe, Akawaio, Arekune and Patamona tribes live in the river valleys of west Guyana.
		The Waiwai and Barima River Caribe tribes are certainly the best examples of this loss of cultural identity.
	www.barima.com /English/population/amerindians.htm (288 words)

	Foreign relations of Suriname - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Suriname claims an area in French Guiana between Litani River and Marouini River (both headwaters of the Lawa).
		Suriname also claims an area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne)
		There has also been international tension due to Suriname's status as a transshipment point for South American drugs destined mostly for Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Suriname (462 words)

	Hinterlander Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The river, in this area, is wild and desolate with native dwellings few and far between.
		This mighty river floods its banks every year to allow for the spawning of millions of tropical fish of various species including thousands of game fish such as the highly sought after Peacock Bass, Arauana and Pyarra.
		The Rewa River is another destination that sees little pressure from sport fishermen and this is the place to hook into the Himara of a lifetime.
	www.hinterlandertours.com /tours.htm (2620 words)

	Guyana-Suriname-Dispute, 1st Writethru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The latest round of tension stemmed from what Guyana's government said was Suriname's publication of new maps showing more than 15,000 square kilometres of land claimed by Guyana along the southern border as Surinamese territory.
		The disputed area starts near the mouth of the Courantyne River and runs out to the limit of the countries' territorial waters.
		It was unclear where along the river the Guyanese gunboat would patrol.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/World/030314/w031464A.html (452 words)

	Guyana -> Land and People on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		On the east Guyana is separated from Suriname by the Courantyne (Corantijn or Corentyne) River.
		Several rivers make up much of the western border with Brazil and Venezuela, and the Essequibo River flows through the center of the country.
		There is a cultivated coastal plain and a forested, hilly interior (for a more detailed description of the physical characteristics of the area, see Guiana).
	encyclopedia.infonautics.com /html/section/Guyana_LandandPeople.asp (555 words)

	Travel to Guyana - Holidays in Guyana
		Specifically, it covers 75,000 square kilometers (30, 000 square miles) and is bounded roughly by the Amazon River to the South and the Japurá-Caqueta River to the southwest, the Sierra de Chiribiquete Mountains to the West, the Orinoco and Guaviare Rivers to the northwest and the north, and the Atlantic to the East.
		The name originates from Fort St. George which was established at the mouth of the Demerara River as a signal station for the purpose of observing and controlling incoming and outgoing traffic.
		Four major rivers cross the coastal plain (from west to east) the Essequibo, the Demerara, the Berbice, and the Corentyne (which forms the frontier with Suriname).
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/southamerica/guyana/guyana.html (1460 words)

	Foreign relations of Guyana - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Since the 19th century, Venezuela has claimed all of Guyana west of the Essequibo River -- 62% of Guyana's territory.
		At a meeting in Geneva in 1966, the two countries agreed to receive recommendations from a representative of the UN Secretary General on ways to settle the dispute peacefully.
		Neighbouring Suriname also claims the territory east of Guyana's New River, a largely uninhabited area of some 15,000 square kilometres (6,000 square miles) in southeast Guyana.
	www.free-definition.com /Foreign-relations-of-Guyana.html (407 words)

	World Travel Guide - Guyana - maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		ELSEWHERE: At the junction of the Essequibo and Mazaruni rivers, Bartica is the ‘take-off’ town for the gold and diamond fields, Kaieteur Falls and the rest of the interior.
		Most of the interior rivers are difficult for the more casual visitor to get to, but those who book in advance can reach them by air.
		Some of the coastal rivers within reach of Georgetown are also good for fishing, although it is wise to stay overnight in the fishing grounds, as the best are four to five hours’ drive from the city.
	www.stinsonlibrary.org /wtg/wtg/data/guy/guyMiniguide.htm (3554 words)

	[ History ] Border Disputes
		Being on the ground In Suriname surrounded by jungle and wild rivers one can appreciate the problems of any border patrol especially with insufficient logistics and personnel.
		Suriname reaffirmed a claim to an area in southeastern Guyana, the New River Triangle, after achieving independence from the Netherlands in November 1975.
		Suriname retaliated in January 1978 when it withdrew licenses from Guyanese fisherman who worked the Courantyne River, which formed the border between the two nations.
	www.suriname.nu /302ges/archi168.html (243 words)

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	The Martyrdom of Stephen Werner, a novel by Roberta Kalechofsky
		Somewhere in the region of the source of the New River is a mountain range that connects the Accarai and the Carawaimi.
		Assuming success, they would then travel along the spine of the Accarai to the Aramatau River, make their way down the Aramatau until it met with the Courantyne and return via this river, completing a circle which was, roughly, the perimeter of unexplored territory.
		The river was narrow and yellow, clogged with fallen trees and dead fauna.
	www.samizdat.com /micah/stephen.html (19941 words)

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		All of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Kutari rivers.
		Venezuela, which had claimed almost the entire area west of the Essequibo River, was awarded the upper Cuyuni basin by the international Arbitral Tribunal which made a "full, perfect and final" settlement to the border dispute in 1899.An official border, with the full participation of the Venezuelan Government, was surveyed and drawn shortly after.
		Since then, a controversy has dragged on and has now reached a stage where the Secretary General of the UN is in the lengthy process of finding a practical solution to the existing issue.
	core.ecu.edu /engl/deenas/international/Guyana.htm (1600 words)

	Guyana Map : Map of Guyana
		This includes the Essequibo River and all land west of this river, from the NorthWest District on the Atlantic Coast to the southern tip of the Rupununi Savannahs on the Brazilian border.
		Suriname claims a large chunk of land in the Courantyne Region.
		This includes the Courantyne River which also serves as a natural border between the two countries, and a considerable portion of the south-eastern Rupununi Savannahs extending all the way to the Brazilian border in the south.
	www.guyana.ro /guyana/guyanamap.php (143 words)

	Guyana Report - Don & Anita Weiers
		We were assigned to a small factory in the AmerIndian village of Orealla on the Courantyne River, which forms the boundary between Guyana and Suriname.
		My task was to empower the seven women who presently work at a factory to be self-sustaining by mid-July, at which time the factory will be turned over to them for complete operation, from purchasing and processing to bookkeeping and marketing.
		We bathed in the warm tidal waters of the river and washed our clothes by hand in the river as well.
	www.rkc.ca /shell_lake/articles/guyana.htm (572 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Guianan Freshwater swamp forests (NT0149)
		The Paramaribo Swamp forests ecoregion extends as a narrow, near-coastal strip across all of northern Suriname, from the Corantijn River along the Guyanan border to the Marowijne River along the French Guianan border.
		The network of rivers and streams, canals, sand ridges (former sand beaches), roads and plantation dykes however does provide access to much of the ecoregion, and permits the extraction of timber and flora and fauna for the pet trade.
		These seasonally and permanently inundated swamps occur along the coastal planes of Suriname between the Courantyne River (which separated Suriname from Guyana) and the Maroni River (which separated Suriname from French Guiana).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0149_full.html (1274 words)

	Courantyne River -- Compton's Desk Reference Online Article
		It divides Suriname and Guyana; residents of the latter are free to navigate the river but have no fishing rights.
		The Courantyne basin remains largely undeveloped, with much of it remaining unexplored forest.
		"Courantyne River." Compton's Desk Reference from Encyclopædia Britannica.
	deskreference.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9361755 (111 words)

	Lonely Planet - Destination Guyana
		While the coast remained firmly under Dutch control, the English were busy establishing sugar and tobacco plantations west of the Suriname River.
		Kyuk-Over-Al At the junction of the Mazuruni and Cuyuni rivers is Kyuk-Over-Al, a ruined Dutch fortress dating from 1616.
		Guyana's road network, apart from a paved two-lane stretch from the capital to Linden, is poor and deters all but the hardiest of cyclists.
	www.nides.bc.ca /Assignments/SouthAmerica/Guyana.htm (1852 words)

	Brazil / Guayanas: Fire Activity in the Guyana Shield, the Orinoco and Amazon Basins During March 1998 (IFFN No. 19 - ...
		A progressive movement of the fire activity was then observed toward East, following the Orinoco river until the end of the reporting period, on 18 March, when the fires were mainly concentrated between Ciudad Bolivar and Ciudad Guyana.
		The main vegetation type affected by the fires in this region was a mosaic of "savannah woodland and xeromorphic forest", with patches of "lowland dense moist forest".
		This fourth fire region covers most of the Rio Branco basin, upstream of the confluence with the Catrimani river (Brazil), and the upper basin of the Repununi and the Essequibo rivers (Guyana).
	www.fire.uni-freiburg.de /iffn/country/br/br_5.htm (2110 words)

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