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    The Courantyne River (also Corentyne, Corantijn) is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest river in the country and...
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    agreement in which the western bank of the Courantyne River was demarcated as the boundary. All islands in the Courantyne, as well as the post at Orealla, were...
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    the earlier completion of the Coppename Bridge in Suriname in 1999, the Courantyne River is the only river between the Guyanese capital of Georgetown and...
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    Gymnocorymbus is a genus of small characins from the Amazon, Paraguay, Orinoco, Courantyne, Gurupí and Parnaíba river basins in South America. These tetras are popular...
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    of the three colonies (Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River, which became British Guiana and then modern Guyana. The remaining...
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    an area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne). Suriname is a member of numerous international...
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    inherited Dutch territory which included lands between the Orinoco and Courantyne rivers. Dutch sovereignty over these settlements was recognised in 1648...
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    reference to the border with Suriname as continuing to the source of the Courantyne River, which it named as the Kutari River. The Netherlands raised a diplomatic...
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    offshore boundary between Guyana and Suriname, in which the thalweg of the Courantyne River played a role in the ruling. In the 20th century dispute between...
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    where it occurs in the Courantyne River in Suriname. The species reaches 17.9 cm (7 inches) SL, and it is named for the Courantyne (also known as the Corantijn...
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  • Acarai Mountains and flows, together with the Coeroeni River, to the Courantyne River. The Oronoque River is a major tributary of the New River and within...
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    Treaty of 1814 set the border between British Guiana and Suriname as the Courantyne River. The treaty was signed and ratified by both parties. Robert Schomburgk...
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    Nickerie and Guyana's Berbice are in different countries separated by the Courantyne River, the groups of descendants of Indian indentured laborers that settled...
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    Litani River to the west. New River Triangle (Tigri Area) involving the Courantyne River and the New River  Guyana  Suriname The New River Triangle (also...
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    Bridge linking D’Edward Village, Crab Island, and the Courantyne Highway was completed. Berbice Courantyne River Mining in Guyana "Berbice River | river, Guyana"...
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  • family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Courantyne River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 6.2 cm (2.4 inches) in standard...
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  • Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles...
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  • (Brazil) Negro River (Brazil) Branco River (Brazil) Takutu River Ireng River Courantyne River Kutari River Coeroeni River New River (South America) Oronoque River...
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    Wonotobo Falls (Dutch: Wonotobovallen) are a series of waterfalls in the Courantyne River in Sipaliwini District, Suriname near the border with Guyana. The...
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    Brown discovered the New River, which he deemed the true source of the Courantyne. This gave rise to the New River Triangle border dispute between Suriname...
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  • Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Courantyne River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 12.6 cm (5 inches) in standard...
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    inhumane treatment. They torched the plantation house, and made for the Courantyne River where Caribs and troops commanded by Governor Wigbold Crommelin [nl]...
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    basins of the Oyapock, the Mana River, the Maroni, the Suriname River, the Courantyne River, and the Essequibo River. Within its range, the bearded catfish...
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    headwaters of the Essequibo River, the longest river in Guyana, and the Courantyne River, have their sources in this range. The actual source of the Essequibo...
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  • River: Argentina and Bolivia Catatumbo River: Colombia and Venezuela Courantyne River: Guyana and Suriname Cuareim River: Brazil and Uruguay Guaitara...
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    ongoing dispute with Guyana and this pertains to the area east of the Upper Courantyne. Currently, two neighbours have longstanding territorial disputes with...
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    inhumane treatment. They torched the plantation house, and made for the Courantyne River where Caribs and troops commanded by Governor Wigbold Crommelin [nl]...
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    Sipaliwini River is a river of Suriname, the main source of the Courantyne River. It gives its name to the village of Sipaliwini Savanna and to the Sipaliwini...
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  • family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Courantyne River basin. The species reaches 18.8 cm (7.4 inches) SL. "ITIS - Report:...
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    disputed Tigri Area by Guyana and Suriname. It eventually flows into the Courantyne River, which forms the international boundary between Guyana–Suriname...
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