Sipaliwini River

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Sipaliwini River
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Sipaliwini River (1907)
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Map of the Sipaliwini River (1930)
Location
Country Suriname
Physical characteristics
Source Tumuk Humak Mountains
  location 1°50′42″N55°59′15″W / 1.8450°N 55.9875°W / 1.8450; -55.9875
Mouth Courantyne River
  location
2°20′38″N56°52′18″W / 2.3439°N 56.8718°W / 2.3439; -56.8718
Basin features
Progression Courantyne RiverAtlantic Ocean

Sipaliwini River is a river of Suriname, the main source of the Courantyne River. It gives its name to the village of Sipaliwini Savanna and to the Sipaliwini District. It flows through the village of Kwamalasamutu. The name translates to thornback ray (sipari) river in the local Maroon dialect.

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