Gran Rio

Gran Rio (English: big river) is a river of Suriname. The Gran Rio joins with the Pikin Rio (English: small river) 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] At Awarradam, there are many rapids and waterfalls.[3] The river was first explored in 1908 by Eilerts de Haan to find the source of the Suriname River.[4]

Gran Rio
Gran Rio
Gran Rio (left) and Pikin Rio (right)
Location
CountrySuriname
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates3.2646°N 56.2950°W / 3.2646; -56.2950
MouthUpper Suriname River
 • coordinates
4°0′45″N 55°28′47″W
Map of Gran Rio in Suriname
Map of Gran Rio in Suriname

See also

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


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