A report on Berbice River, New Amsterdam, Guyana and Guyana

The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, is one of the country's major rivers.

New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.

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.

The town of New Amsterdam is situated on the river's east bank, approximately four miles inside the river's estuary, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.

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.

There are ports at Georgetown, Port Kaituma, and New Amsterdam.