Barama River

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Barama River
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Location
Country Guyana
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location 7°40′N59°15′W / 7.667°N 59.250°W / 7.667; -59.250
Mouth  
  location
Waini River

The Barama River is a tributary of the Waini River, both being in the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana. [1] [2] [3]

Settlements on the river include Kariaco (Kariako) and Chinese Landing. [4] An airstrip (Yakishuri Aerodrome) was opened in 2011 to provide access to the area. [5] [6]

Gold mining is common in the area, and Barama's banks are dredged to extract gold. [4] Logging is also present in the area. [7]

See also

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References

  1. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:500,000 map of Guyana NW sheet, 1966.
  2. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  3. "NGA: GNS Home". nga.mil. Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. 1 2 "Barama River residents complained about dredges". Stabroek News. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. "Closure of northwest aerodrome causing hardship for Barama residents". Stabroek News. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. "Yakishuru aerodrome reopened". Stabroek News. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. "Chinese company seeking to log on former Barama concession". Stabroek News. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

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