The Maroni or Marowijne (French: Maroni [maʁɔni]; Dutch: Marowijne [ˌmaːroːˈʋɛi̯nə]; Sranan Tongo: Marwina-Liba) is a river in South America that forms...
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on 31 March 1852. The prison at St-Laurent-du-Maroni was established on the banks of the Maroni River on 21 February 1858. All the prisoners sent from...
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maroni in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maroni may refer to: Maroni (river), a river in South America Maroni, Cyprus, a village in Cyprus Maroni (name)...
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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy maʁɔni], lit. 'Saint-Laurent of the Maroni'; French Guianese Creole: Sen-Laurent-di-Maronni)...
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(there exists no other bridge crossing the Oyapock River, and no bridge crossing the Maroni River marking the border with Suriname, although there is...
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Borders of Suriname (section New River Triangle)
20,291 m3/minute at a width of 285 m. Thus, the Lawa River was the headwater of the Maroni River. There were no problems with this decision until 1885...
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Marowijne river (Maroni river), which forms the border with French Guiana, directly opposite the French Guianan town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, to which...
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the associated leper colony at an island near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The Maroni River carried them to the Atlantic Ocean, and they sailed to the northwest...
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France, he was transported in 1933 to the prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni on the Maroni River, in the penal settlement of mainland French Guiana. According...
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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport (IATA: LDX, ICAO: SOOM) is an airport serving Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, a commune of French Guiana. The city is on the Maroni River, the...
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135 square miles. It is separated from Surinam (Dutch Guiana) by the Maroni River and two of its tributaries, the Aoua and Itany, in the west, and from...
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is a List of international river borders. Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: Rivers that form borders between countries...
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the Maroni and the Mana rivers (in particular, the communities of Awala-Yalimapo, the only one where they are a majority, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Mana...
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Islands Îlet la Mère Palasisi, island in the Litani River Île Portal, island in the Maroni River Paraguay is a landlocked country with no ocean islands...
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airline. The commune can be accessed only by air, or by boat via the Maroni river. The unpaved path between Maripasoula and Papaïchton will be turned into...
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among the Apalai, 400 in Suriname, and 1,000 in French Guiana, along the Maroni River. About half of them still speak their original language. According to...
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Itany is a river which forms part of the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana. It is a tributary, or the upper course, of the Maroni. The boundary...
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confluence with the Litani, and both rivers continue as the Lawa River. The Lawa in turn flows into the Maroni which has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean...
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catfish native to French Guiana and Suriname where it is found in the Maroni River basin. This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL...
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Dutch West Indies Company slave ship Leusden capsizes and sinks in the Maroni River during its arrival in Surinam. The Dutch crew escapes, and leaves the...
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seashore or by any means other than airplane or pirogue via the Maroni and Oyapock rivers. The protected area covers some 20,300 square kilometres (7,840 sq mi)...
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Maroons, descendants of escaped African slaves, live primarily along the Maroni River. Most East Indian Hindus and Muslims live in Guyana and Suriname which...
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St Laurent du Maroni non-directional beacon (Ident: CW) is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the runway, across the Maroni River in French Guiana...
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Siluriformes. It is found in Suriname in the Saramacca River, Suriname River and Maroni River basins. Males grow to about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) excluding...
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Gakaba Airstrip (IATA: SMGA) is an airstrip near Gakaba, a hamlet on the Maroni River in Suriname. The runway is just west of the hamlet. Charter Airlines...
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the species living around St. Laurent, on the Maroni river. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio maroni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e...
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a species of cichlid found in fresh water from the Aruka River in Guyana, to the Maroni River in Suriname. It is often found on flooded savannas near the...
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French Guiana in the commune of Awala-Yalimapo, lying on the banks of the Maroni River and bordering Suriname. Since 1998, Pointe Isère is a protected area...
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Maroons, descendants of escaped African slaves, live primarily along the Maroni River. The main Maroon groups are the Saramaka, Ndyuka (both of whom also live...
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a species of glass knifefishes found in the Litany River and the Tampoc River, in the Maroni River drainage in French Guiana. This species reaches a length...
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