Commewijne River
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Commewijne River (Sranan Tongo: Kawina-liba) is a river in northern Suriname (estuary located at around ).
It originates in the hills of Commewijne District and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with Cottica River.
It has a river basin of 6.600 km².
Commewijne River was known in the 16th and 17th centuries as "Camaiwini" and "Cammawini". Today's name "Commewijne" is probably derived from Arawak words "kama" (tapir) and "wini" (water/river).
[edit] References
- Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert, Jan Voorhoeve (Amsterdam, 1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3.
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