Ekereku River
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River in Guyana
| Ekareku River | |
|---|---|
Ekereku River is located in Guyana Ekereku River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Wenamu River |
• location | Guyana |
• coordinates | 06°43′00′′N 60°56′00′′W / 6.71667°N 60.93333°W / 6.71667; -60.93333 [1] |
The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River.[2]
The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the Cuyuni River.[3] Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region.[4] [5]
Services of the area include a police outpost[6] and airstrip.[7] [8]
Sakaika Falls is on the Ekereko.[9]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
- ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ Harrison, John Burchmore; Fowler, Frank; Anderson, Charles Wilgress (1908). The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana. Dulau & Company.
- ^ "GGMC mum about reports of mining damage to riverbanks". Stabroek News. 2016年12月05日. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ "Big Ekereku mining operation selling out". Stabroek News. 2014年03月03日. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ "Cop dies after boat sinks in Ekereku River". Stabroek News. 2017年01月31日. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ "Timehri woman killed by aircraft propeller at Ekereku". Stabroek News. 2013年06月12日. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ "Ganja found in plucked chicken at Ogle Airport". Stabroek News. 2012年10月29日. Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
- ^ Kelloff, Carol (2003). "The use of biodiversity data in developing Kaieteur National Park, Guyana for ecotourism and conservation" (PDF). Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity University of Guyana . Retrieved 2021年01月01日.
External links
[edit ]- Ekereku: Our Ancestral Land Video from the Amerindian Peoples Association
Bibliography
[edit ]- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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