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Courantyne Riveror Corantijn or CoeroeniRiver, northern South America. Rising in the Akarai Mountains, it flows north for 450 mi (700 km) and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Nieuw Nickerie, Suri. It divides Suriname and Guyana; residents of the latter are free to navigate the river but have no fishing rights. It is navigable to small oceangoing vessels for about 45 mi (70 km) to the first rapids at Orealla. The Courantyne basin remains largely undeveloped, with much of it remaining unexplored forest. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | A dispute between Chile and Peru over a maritime dividing line persists despite a 1999 pact; Guyana and Surinam are fighting over an oil-rich marine area off the Corentyne River that separates the two nations; at least 1,000 Honduran fishermen have been arrested by Nicaragua during the past 10 years over sea rights in the shrimp-rich Gulf of Fonseca; and Venezuela claims Guyana's Florida-sized Essequibo area, home to gold, diamond and timber investments. A joint telecommunications project between Guyana and Suriname, part of a link with the Americas, will provide telephone users with cheaper and faster access to international circuits, reports CANA (January 24, 2000): Both countries recently cooperated in laying an underwater fiber optic cable in the Corentyne River, which separates them, making it possible, for the first time, to link the telecommunications sectors of countries of the Americas. Guysuco) is constructing a new 8,400 tons cane per day (tcd) cane sugar factory to be located at the Skeldon Estate on the Corentyne River in East Guyana. |
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