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Lucie River

Coordinates: 3°34′08″N 57°41′02″W / 3.5690°N 57.6838°W / 3.5690; -57.6838
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Lucie River
Lucie River is located in Suriname
Lucie River
Location
CountrySuriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Physical characteristics
SourceEilerts de Haan Mountains
 • location3°34′42″N 56°14′45″W / 3.5782°N 56.2459°W / 3.5782; -56.2459
MouthCourantyne River
 • location
3°34′08″N 57°41′02″W / 3.5690°N 57.6838°W / 3.5690; -57.6838
Basin features
ProgressionCourantyne RiverAtlantic Ocean

Lucie River is a river of Suriname. It feeds into the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Courantyne River. The river was discovered and named by Eilerts de Haan in 1908.[1] Eilerts de Haan is buried near the river.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "3 oktober jarig: Dirk van Hogendorp, Johan Eilerts de Haan en Louis Aragon". Is Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - page 280 - Eilerts de Haan" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

References

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  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.