Inini (river)
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![]() Confluence of the Inini River with the Lawa River (1903) | |
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Location | |
Commune | Saül & Maripasoula, French Guiana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of the Emerillon Creek and the Limonade Creek |
• coordinates | 3°23′49″N 53°14′27″W / 3.3969°N 53.2408°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Lawa |
• coordinates | 03°38′55″N 54°00′15″W / 3.64861°N 54.00417°WCoordinates: 03°38′55″N 54°00′15″W / 3.64861°N 54.00417°W |
Length | 215 km |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lawa→ Maroni→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Inini or Grand Inini is a river in western French Guiana. It is a tributary of the Lawa, the upper course of the Maroni. The river is 215 km (134 mi) long (including its upper course Limonade) and non-navigable.[1] The Inini is the only major river in French Guiana which runs east to west, unlike the other major rivers which run south to north.[2] In the beginning of the 20th century, it was the sight of a gold rush, and the gold prospectors have become active in the region again since the 1990s.[3] The Inini territory which has existed between 1930 and 1946 was named after this river.[2]
References[]
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - grand inini (riviere); limonade (crique) (52--0200)".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Au temps de l'Inini". Un Témoin en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Pierre-Michel Forget (2002). "Explorations scientifique et aurifère: le paradoxe de Saint-Eugène, Guyane française" (PDF). Revue d'écologie. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Maroni
- Rivers of French Guiana
- Rivers of France
- South America river stubs
- French Guiana geography stubs