Courantyne River

The Courantyne River, also known as Corentyne and Corantijn, is a river in northern in and . It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the region of Guyana.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South America
  • Also known as: Coeroeni Rivier”, “Corantijn River”, “Corantijn Rivier”, “Corantijne River”, “Corantin River”, “Corentijn”, “Corentyn River”, “Corentyne River”, “Courentyne River”, “De River Corentin”, “Koeroeni Rivier”, and “River Corentin

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corriverton.

Town
is the easternmost town in . It lies at the mouth of the Corentyne River, opposite , , to which it is linked by ferry from . is situated 9 km southwest of Courantyne River.

Courantyne River

Latitude
5.95511° or 5° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
-57.07941° or 57° 4′ 46″ west
Open location code
68Q4XW4C+26
Geo­Names ID
3384385
Wiki­data ID
Q508582
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Courantyne River” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Courantyne
  • Albanian: Lumi Courantyne
  • Asturian: Ríu Courantyne
  • Belarusian: Карантэйн
  • Belarusian: Рака Карантэйн
  • Breton: Corantijn
  • Bulgarian: Корантейн
  • Cebuano: Courantyne River
  • Chinese: 科兰太因河
  • Croatian: Courantyne
  • Czech: Courantyne
  • Dutch: Corantijn
  • Dutch: Corantijnrivier
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كورانتين
  • Esperanto: Korantino
  • French: Corantijn
  • French: Corentyne
  • Georgian: კორანტეინი
  • German: Corantijn
  • Hebrew: נהר קורנטיין
  • Hindi: कुरन्टाइन नदी
  • Irish: Abhainn Courantyne
  • Italian: Corentyne
  • Japanese: コーランタイン川
  • Lithuanian: Koranteinas
  • Northern Frisian: Corantijn
  • Polish: Corantijn
  • Polish: Courantyne
  • Portuguese: Rio Corentine
  • Portuguese: Rio Corentyne
  • Russian: Корантейн
  • Serbo-Croatian: Corantijn
  • Slovak: Courantyne
  • Spanish: Río Corantijn
  • Spanish: Río Corentín
  • Spanish: Río Courantyne
  • Swedish: Courantyne River
  • Swedish: Courantyne
  • Thai: แม่น้ำโกรันไตน์
  • Thai: แม่น้ำโครันไทน์
  • Ukrainian: Корантейн
  • Venetian: Fiume Courantyne
  • Welsh: Afon Courantyne

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Number Sixty-seven and Scottsburg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport and Bluf punt.

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