Wenamu River

Wenamu River
Location
Countries	Venezuela Guyana
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Cuyuní River
Basin features
Progression	Cuyuní → Essequibo → Atlantic Ocean

Wenamu River (Venamo River ^[1] ) is a river in South America. It forms a portion of the international boundary between Venezuela and Guyana. It is part of the Essequibo River basin.

Mango Landing is a small settlement on the Guyana side of the Wanamu River. Other settlements include Arau ^[2] and Kaikan village. ^{[3] [4]} There is an airstrip that mostly serves miners working in the area. ^[5]

The Wenamu has been a part of the long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. In 2007, Venezuelan troops used C-4 (explosive) to destroy mining dredges illegally in their territory. ^[6] The Wenamu is also a crossing point for Venezuelan refugees entering Guyana. ^{[7] [8]}

See also

• List of rivers of Venezuela
• Mount Venamo
• Ankoko Island

References

1. "Preliminary NIS Gazetteer Venezuela" (PDF). Cia.gov. December 1949. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
2. "Social Cohesion Ministry budgeting for a proactive 2018". Department of Public Information. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
3. "Region Seven communities reeling from 'complicated' Venezuelan influx – Village reps". Kaieteur News. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
4. "Major capital works in Region Seven". Department of Public Information. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
5. "Wenamu and the 'bad luck' turtle". Stabroek News. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
6. "BBCCaribbean.com | Caracas denies Guyana claim". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
7. "Region Seven communities reeling from 'complicated' Venezuelan influx – Village reps". Kaieteur News. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
8. GTIMES (2018-01-29). "Venezuelan drowns in Wenamu River". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

Bibliography

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

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