Berbice River
The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, is one of the country's major rivers. It rises in the highlands of the Rupununi region and flows northward for 595 kilometres through dense forests to the coastal plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berbice Bridge and Berbice High School.
Berbice Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ian Mackenzie, CC BY 2.0.
The Berbice Bridge is a pontoon bridge over the Berbice River near New Amsterdam in Guyana. The bridge is tolled and was opened on 23 December 2008. With the completion of the Berbice Bridge, and the earlier completion of the Coppename Bridge in Suriname…
Berbice High School
School
Berbice High School is a school in New Amsterdam, Guyana. Berbice High School is a school in New Amsterdam, Guyana. The Boys' School was established on 5 September 1916, on the ground floor of the residence occupied by Rev. Berbice High School is situated 3½ km south of Berbice River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosignol.
Rosignol
Town
Rosignol is a village on the west bank of the Berbice River in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana. The town is important because it has a port, the Rosignol Stelling, that used to be the main crossing point on the western bank of the Berbice River.
Berbice River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Guyana
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Guyana, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Berbice River” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Berbice”
- Albanian: “Lumi i Berbices”
- Asturian: “Ríu Berbice”
- Belarusian: “Бербіс”
- Belarusian: “Рака Бербіс”
- Catalan: “Riu Berbice”
- Cebuano: “Berbice River”
- Chinese: “伯比斯河”
- Croatian: “Berbice (rijeka)”
- Croatian: “Berbice”
- Dutch: “Berbice”
- French: “Berbice”
- German: “Berbice”
- Hindi: “बर्बिस नदी”
- Icelandic: “Berbice-fljót”
- Irish: “Abhainn Berbice”
- Japanese: “バービス川”
- Japanese: “ベルビセ川”
- Lithuanian: “Berbisas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berbice (elv)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berbice”
- Polish: “Berbice (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Berbice”
- Portuguese: “Rio berbice”
- Portuguese: “Rio Berbice”
- Romanian: “Râul Berbice”
- Russian: “Бербис”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Berbice (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Berbice”
- Spanish: “Río Barbiezos”
- Spanish: “Río Berbice”
- Swedish: “Berbice”
- Ukrainian: “Бербіс”
- Welsh: “Afon Berbice”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sir James and Fort Canje.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crab Island and Canje Creek.
Guyana: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, and Lethem.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
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