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Gran Rio

Coordinates: 4°0′45″N 55°28′47″W / 4.01250°N 55.47972°W / 4.01250; -55.47972
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Gran Rio
Canoe on the Gran Rio
Gran Rio (left) and Pikin Rio (right)
Location
CountrySuriname
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates3°15′53″N 56°17′42″W / 3.2646°N 56.2950°W / 3.2646; -56.2950
MouthUpper Suriname River
 • coordinates
4°0′45″N 55°28′47″W / 4.01250°N 55.47972°W / 4.01250; -55.47972

Gran Rio (lit.'Big River') is a river of Suriname. The Gran Rio joins with the Pikin Rio to form the Upper Suriname River.[1] The river runs from the northern hills of the Eilerts de Haan Mountains. It has a stony bottom, forms many tiny islands and has many rapids.[2][3] The river was first explored in 1908 by Eilerts de Haan to find the source of the Suriname River.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Kodoufii tapawatra resort" (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The Republic of Suriname, Gran Rio, the tributary of the River Suriname, downstream from the Avadana rapids". Biotope Aquarium. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Awarradam". Suriname Tour (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "3 oktober jarig: Dirk van Hogendorp, Johan Eilerts de Haan en Louis Aragon". Is Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2020.

References

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  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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  • Media related to Gran Rio at Wikimedia Commons