Nickerie River
The Nickerie River is a river in the northwestern part of Suriname. The river originates in the Bakhuis Mountains and then flows to the North where it forms part of the border between the Coronie and Nickerie districts.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Suriname
- Also known as: “De Beneden Nickerie”, “De Boven Nickerie”, “Nickerierivier”, and “Rio Nickerie”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Volksplein (Nieuw-Nickerie) and Asraf Peerkhan Stadion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuw Nickerie and Paradise.
Paradise
Village
Paradise is a village in the Nickerie District of Suriname. Paradise is situated 8 km southeast of Nickerie River.
Nickerie River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.95764° or 5° 57′ 28″ north
Longitude
-56.98905° or 56° 59′ 21″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
68Q5X256+39
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Nickerie River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Nickerie”
- Cebuano: “Nickerie Rivier”
- Dutch: “Nickerie”
- French: “Nickerie”
- German: “Nickerie”
- Japanese: “ニッケリー川”
- Lithuanian: “Nikeris”
- Northern Frisian: “Nickerie”
- Russian: “Никкери”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nickerie (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nickerie”
- Spanish: “Río Nickerie”
- Ukrainian: “Ніккері (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Ніккері”
- Uzbek: “Nickerie daryosi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Nickerie”
- Welsh: “Afon Nickerie”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Van Pettenpolder and Waterloo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nieuw Nickerie and Bluf punt.
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