A report on Berbice River

One of the country's major rivers.

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New Amsterdam, Guyana

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Regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.

Regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.

The Sint Andries bulwark around 1770
View of The Strand (1920s)

It is 62 mi from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 4 mi upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River.

Guyana

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Country on the northern mainland of South America.

Country on the northern mainland of South America.

Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single-drop waterfall by volume.
Rupununi Savannah
Satellite image of Guyana from 2004
Anomaloglossus beebei (Kaieteur), specific to the Guianas
The hoatzin is the national bird of Guyana.
A tractor in a rice field on Guyana's coastal plain
A proportional representation of Guyana exports, 2019
Thatched roof houses in Guyana
Guyana's population density in 2005 (people per km2)
A graph showing the population of Guyana from 1961 to 2003. The population decline in the 1980s can be clearly seen.
The State House, Guyana's presidential residence
The Supreme Court of Guyana
Guyana's parliament building since 1834
Map of Guyana, showing the Essequibo River and (shaded dark) the river's drainage basin. Venezuela claims territory up to the western bank of the river. The historical claim by the UK included the river basin well into current-day Venezuela.
Cross-border bridge from Guyana to Brazil near Lethem
St George's Cathedral, Georgetown
Providence Stadium as seen from the East Bank Highway

The four longest rivers are the Essequibo at 1010 km long, the Courentyne River at 724 km, the Berbice at 595 km, and the Demerara at 346 km. The Courentyne river forms the border with Suriname.

Fort Nassau

Fort Nassau (Guyana)

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The capital of the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.

The capital of the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.

Fort Nassau

It was situated on the Berbice River approximately 88 kilometres upstream from New Amsterdam.

The revolting plantations (highlighted)

Berbice slave uprising

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Slave revolt in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffy.

Slave revolt in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffy.

The revolting plantations (highlighted)
The revolting plantations (highlighted)
1763 Monument on Square of the Revolution in Georgetown, Guyana, designed by Guyanese artist Philip Moore

On 27 February 1763, a revolt took place on plantation Hollandia on the Berbice River next to Lilienburg, where Coffy was an enslaved man working as a cooper.

Canje River

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The Canje River (sometimes referred to as Canje Creek), located in northeastern Guyana, is the main tributary of the Berbice River.

The Berbice Bridge under construction in 2007

Berbice Bridge

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The Berbice Bridge under construction in 2007

The Berbice Bridge is a pontoon bridge over the Berbice River near New Amsterdam in Guyana.

Crab Island, Guyana

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Crab Island is an island located in the mouth of the Berbice River in Guyana, located at 6.283°N, -57.517°W.

Rosignol

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Rosignol is a village on the west bank of the Berbice River in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.

Torani Canal

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The Torani Canal in northeastern Guyana serves to move water from the Berbice River into the Canje River.

Kwakwani

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Kwakwani is a mining and logging village on the Berbice River in the Upper Demerara-Berbice Region of Guyana.