Tapanahony River

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The Tapanahony River is a major river in southeastern Suriname that flows through remote rainforest regions and is important for local Indigenous and Maroon communities.

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Tapanahony River canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
borderOf part of the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana
continent South America
country Suriname
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean watershed
flowsInto Marowijne River
flowsThrough Sipaliwini District
remote rainforest regions
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEcosystemType tropical rainforest river
hasHydrologicalRegime seasonal variation in water level
hasSettlementOnBanks Indigenous villages
Maroon villages
importantFor local transportation
riverine trade
subsistence fishing
locatedIn Guiana Shield region
linked to: Guiana Shield

southeastern Suriname
locatedInProtectedEcoregion Guianan moist forests
mouthOf Marowijne River
partOf Marowijne River basin
sourceRegion rainforest of Suriname
southern Suriname
supportsActivity local subsistence agriculture along its banks
small-scale river transport by canoe
usedBy Indigenous communities
Maroon communities
watercourseLanguageRegion Indigenous languages of Suriname
Sranan Tongo-speaking communities

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Tapanahony River area namedAfter Tapanahony River
Tapanahony River area borderedBy Tapanahony River
Tapanahony River area transportCorridor Tapanahony River
Ndyuka people mainRiverRegion Tapanahony River
Maroni River majorTributary Tapanahony River
Paramaka traditionalTerritoryAlong Tapanahony River
Ndyuka region Tapanahony River
Suriname interior hasMajorRiver Tapanahony River
Sipaliwini District containsRiver Tapanahony River
Maroni majorTributary Tapanahony River
Marowijne River majorTributary Tapanahony River