Blanche Marie Falls

Blanche Marie Falls
Blanche Marie Falls
	Blanche Marie Falls
Location	Nickerie River, Suriname
Coordinates	4°49′37″N 56°54′32″W / 4.82697°N 56.90883°WCoordinates: 4°49′37″N 56°54′32″W / 4.82697°N 56.90883°W
Total height	158 m

The Blanche Marie Falls (Dutch: Blanche Marievallen) is one of the largest waterfalls of Suriname. The falls are located on the Nickerie River.^[1]

The Blanche Marie Falls were discovered in 1897 by [nl], who was district commissioner of Nickerie at the time. Van Drimmelen named the falls after his wife. The falls are a popular tourist destination and can be reached by car via the Southern East-West Link.^[2]

Notes[]

^ Philip Briggs (1 February 2015). Suriname. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84162-910-0.
^ "Blanche-Marie & Apoera". Boven-Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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[1] Philip Briggs (1 February 2015). Suriname. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84162-910-0.

[2] "Blanche-Marie & Apoera". Boven-Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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