Suriname River
The Suriname River is 480 kilometres long and flows through the country of Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Suriname
- Also known as: “Curiname”, “De Suriname”, “Seriname River”, and “Surinam River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noord and Nieuw Amsterdam.
Noord
Village
Noord is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District. Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. Noord is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. Noord is situated 9 km southeast of Suriname River.
Nieuw Amsterdam
Village
Nieuw Amsterdam is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital. Nieuw Amsterdam is situated 10 km southeast of Suriname River.
Suriname River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Suriname, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Suriname River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Suriname River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر سورينام”
- Asturian: “Ríu Suriname”
- Belarusian: “Вялікая рака”
- Belarusian: “Гран Рыё”
- Belarusian: “Рака Сурынам”
- Belarusian: “Сурынам”
- Breton: “Stêr Suriname”
- Catalan: “Riu Surinam”
- Cebuano: “Suriname Rivier”
- Chinese: “苏里南河”
- Croatian: “Surinam”
- Czech: “Surinam”
- Dutch: “Suriname”
- Dutch: “Surinamerivier”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سورينام”
- Esperanto: “Surinam”
- Finnish: “Suriname”
- French: “Suriname”
- Galician: “Río Suriname”
- German: “Suriname”
- Hebrew: “סורינאם”
- Inari Sami: “Surinamejuuhâ”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Suriname”
- Italian: “Suriname”
- Japanese: “スリナム川”
- Javanese: “Kali Suriname”
- Latvian: “Surinama”
- Latvian: “Surinamas upe”
- Lithuanian: “Surinamas”
- Malayalam: “സുരിനാം നദി”
- Northern Frisian: “Suriname”
- Northern Sami: “Surinamejohka”
- Persian: “رود سورینام”
- Polish: “Gran Rio”
- Polish: “Surinam”
- Portuguese: “Rio Suriname”
- Romanian: “Râul Surinam”
- Russian: “Суринам”
- Santali: “ᱥᱩᱨᱤᱱᱮᱢ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Surinam (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Surinam”
- Skolt Sami: “Surinaamjokk”
- Slovenian: “Surinam”
- Slovenian: “Suriname”
- Spanish: “Rio Surinam”
- Spanish: “Río Surinam”
- Spanish: “Surinam”
- Swahili: “Surinam”
- Ukrainian: “Суринам (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Суринам”
- Venetian: “Fiume Surinam”
- Welsh: “Afon Swrinam”
- Western Frisian: “Suriname”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pomona and La Ressource.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Braams Punt and Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport.
Suriname: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Paramaribo, Surinamese Rainforest, West Coast, and East Coast.
Curious Streams to Discover
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