Saramacca River
Saramacca River is a river in Suriname. The Lokono named this river "Surama", and today's name "Saramacca" is probably derived from it. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with the Coppename River.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
- …is also known as “De Saramacca”
- Description: river in Suriname
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskamp.
Boskamp
Village
Boskamp is a town on the East-West Link in Suriname… Boskamp is situated 7 km south of Saramacca River.
Saramacca River
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Latitude
5.85° or 5° 51′ north
Longitude
-55.88333° or 55° 53′ west
Open location code
68Q6R4X8+XM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Saramacca River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Saramacca”
- Catalan: “Saramaccarivier”
- Cebuano: “Saramacca Rivier”
- Chinese: “萨拉马卡河”
- Chinese: “薩拉馬卡河”
- Croatian: “Saramacca (rijeka)”
- Croatian: “Saramacca”
- Dutch: “Saramacca”
- Dutch: “Saramaccarivier”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سارامكا”
- French: “Saramacca”
- German: “Saramacca”
- Japanese: “サラマッカ川”
- Lithuanian: “Saramaka”
- Northern Frisian: “Saramacca”
- Russian: “Сарамакка (река)”
- Russian: “Сарамакка”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Saramacca (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Saramacca”
- Spanish: “Rio Saramacca”
- Spanish: “Río Saramacca”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำซารามักกา”
- Welsh: “Afon Saramacca”
- Yue Chinese: “薩拉馬卡河”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caledonia and Hildesheim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saramacca Punt and Coppename Punt.
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