Kourou River

The Kourou is a river in , discharging into the Atlantic Ocean. It is 144 km long. The town of is located at its estuary, which is generally used as a pleasure port.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in France
  • Also known as: Fleuve Kourou”, “Kourou”, “Kuru River”, “Le Kourou Fleuve”, and “Rivière Kourou

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Sainte-Catherine de Kourou and Plage des Roches.

Church
Photo: PoM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Place de l’Europe.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Kourou River

Latitude
5.15207° or 5° 9′ 8″ north
Longitude
-52.63443° or 52° 38′ 4″ west
Open location code
68Q95928+R6
Geo­Names ID
3381302
Wiki­data ID
Q3199332
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Satellite Map

Discover Kourou River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Kourou River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Kourou
  • Catalan: Kourou
  • Cebuano: Le Kourou Fleuve
  • Chinese: 库鲁河
  • Dutch: Kourou
  • French: fleuve Kourou
  • French: Kourou
  • French: Le Kourou
  • Georgian: კურუ (მდინარე)
  • Georgian: კურუ
  • Irish: Kourou
  • Italian: Kourou
  • Persian: رودخانه کورو
  • Persian: کورو
  • Polish: Kourou (rzeka)
  • Polish: Kourou
  • Russian: Куру
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kourou (rijeka)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kourou
  • Spanish: Kourou
  • Swedish: Le Kourou Fleuve
  • Tajik: Дарёи куру
  • Tajik: Куру
  • Ukrainian: Куру
  • Uzbek: Kourou daryosi

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Les Roches and Guatemala.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Les Roches and Tour Dreyfus.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kourou River”. Photo: Arria Belli, CC BY-SA 3.0.