Lucie River

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Lucie River
Kaart van Lucie Rivier - Suriname.svg
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Location
Country Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Physical characteristics
Source Eilerts de Haan Mountains
  location 3°34′42″N56°14′45″W / 3.5782°N 56.2459°W / 3.5782; -56.2459
Mouth Courantyne River
  location
3°34′08″N57°41′02″W / 3.5690°N 57.6838°W / 3.5690; -57.6838
Basin features
Progression Courantyne RiverAtlantic Ocean

Lucie River is a river of Suriname. It feeds into the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Courantyne River. The river was discovered and named by Eilerts de Haan in 1908. [1] Eilerts de Haan is buried near the river. [2]

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Notes

  1. "3 oktober jarig: Dirk van Hogendorp, Johan Eilerts de Haan en Louis Aragon". Is Geschiedenis (in Dutch). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - page 280 - Eilerts de Haan" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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