Mahury
The Mahury is an extended estuary of French Guiana southeast of Cayenne. It reaches 18 kilometres inland from the Atlantic Ocean, where it becomes known as the Oyak. Including its source rivers Comté and Oyak, it is 169 km long.- Stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as“Fleuve Mahury”“Le Mahury Fleuve”“Mahoury”“Mahury Fleuve”“Mahury River”“Rivière Mahoury”“Rivière Mahuri”“Rivière Mahury”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Serpent de Pascaud.
Serpent de Pascaud
Archaeological site
Serpent de Pascaud is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km west of Mahury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Remire-Montjoly.
Remire-Montjoly
Town
Remire-Montjoly is a commune of French Guiana… Remire-Montjoly is situated 6 km northwest of Mahury.
Mahury
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Latitude
4.87229° or 4° 52′ 20″ north
Longitude
-52.23889° or 52° 14′ 20″ west
Open location code
68P9VQC6+WC
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Uzbek—“Mahury” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Mahury”
- Catalan: “Mahury”
- Cebuano: “Le Mahury Fleuve”
- Dutch: “Mahury”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ماهورى”
- French: “Comté”
- French: “Mahury”
- French: “Oyak”
- Irish: “Mahury”
- Japanese: “マフリー川”
- Polish: “Mahury”
- Portuguese: “Rio Mahury”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mahury (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mahury”
- Spanish: “Mahury”
- Swedish: “Le Mahury Fleuve”
- Uzbek: “Mahury”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pointe Diamant and Beau Soleil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Bonne Amédée and Fort Diamant.
French Guiana: Highlights
Learn more about Cayenne and Kourou.
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