Marowijne River

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The Marowijne River is a major river in northeastern South America that forms much of the border between Suriname and French Guiana and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Marowijne River canonical 18
Marowijne River mouth 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Maroni River
alternativeName Maroni
alternativeNameUsedIn French Guiana
basinCountry France
French Guiana
Suriname
borderDisputeArea upper Marowijne / Lawa region
borderDisputeInvolves France
Suriname
continent South America
countryBorder France
French Guiana
Suriname
crossesBiome tropical rainforest
dischargeLocation Atlantic Ocean
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
ecoregion Guianan moist forests
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Suriname–French Guiana border region
formsBorderBetween Suriname and French Guiana
hasEstuaryType tidal estuary
hasIslandAtMouth Braamspunt area (sand spit region)
hasSettlementOnBank Albina, Suriname
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
languageRegionAlongBanks French
Sranan Tongo
indigenous Cariban and Arawakan languages
length approximately 680 km
locatedIn French Guiana
Suriname
northeastern South America
majorTributary Lawa River
Oelemari River
Pamaka River
Tapanahony River
mouth Atlantic Ocean
mouthLocation near Galibi, Suriname
nameUsedIn Dutch language
Suriname
nearbyProtectedArea Galibi Nature Reserve
partOf Guiana Shield drainage system
sourceRegion Brazil–Suriname border area
Tumuk Humak Mountains
southern Suriname
usedFor fishing
local trade
river transport

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Marowijne District bordersAlong Marowijne River
Marowijne District namedAfter Marowijne River
Marowijne District locatedOnRiver Marowijne River
Ndyuka people mainRiverRegion Marowijne River
Maroni River alsoKnownAs Marowijne River
Paramaka traditionalTerritoryAlong Marowijne River
Caribbean coast of Suriname drainedBy Marowijne River
Suriname interior hasMajorRiver Marowijne River
Albina locatedOnRiver Marowijne River
Albina locatedOnBankOf Marowijne River
Albina borderRiver Marowijne River
Wanhatti locatedNear Marowijne River
Marowijne River region hasPart Marowijne River
Galibi locatedNear Marowijne River mouth
linked to: Marowijne River
Galibi nearbyBodyOfWater Marowijne River
Galibi Nature Reserve near Marowijne River mouth
linked to: Marowijne River
Pamaka people locatedAlong Marowijne River
Maroni alsoKnownAs Marowijne River
Tapanahony River mouthOf Marowijne River
Tapanahony River flowsInto Marowijne River