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7 unusual facts about Suriname River


Afobaka

Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River, creating the Brokopondo Reservoir.

Daniel Rolander

While in Surinam, he traveled and collected extensively around Paramaribo at first and then up the Suriname River.

Hugo Jabini

Hugo Jabini is a Saramakan from the Laduani village by the Suriname River.

Kajana, Suriname

It lies on the Gaan-lio (Grand rio), together with the Pikin Lio (little rio) these rivers together form the Suriname River.

Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname

It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital.

Onafhankelijkheidsplein

The square is situated in the historical inner city, near the Suriname River and the presidential palace.

Robin Lee Graham

On October 12, 1968, Dove sailed out of the mouth of the Suriname River and headed to Barbados.



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