The Approuague river (or Apuruaque in
Tupi) is a major river in
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. ...
. It is long.
It runs north from the
Tumuk Humak Mountains
The Tumuk Humak Mountains ( nl, Toemoek-Hoemakgebergte, pt, Serra do Tumucumaque, french: Monts Tumuc Humac) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about east–west in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and ...
to the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, almost parallel with the
Oyapock
The Oyapock or Oiapoque (; ; ) is a long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá.
Course
The Oyapock runs through the Guianan moist fores ...
, with its mouth by the
Pointe Béhague The Pointe Béhague or Pointe Coumarouman or even Ponta de Cumarumã (in Portuguese) is a cape in north-east French Guiana, lying between the mouths of Approuague and Oiapoque rivers. It is located in the commune of Ouanary
Ouanary (; gcr, labe ...
cape.
The
Approuague Bridge
The Approuague Bridge is a bridge near Régina spanning the Approuague River. The bridge carries the RN2 road and was opened in 2003. A road to Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock was subsequently opened in 2004, ending the latter's isolation. With the o ...
is south (upstream) of
Régina
Régina is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of , it is the second-largest commune of France. The town is named after the first merchant who settled in the area.
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.
References
Rivers of French Guiana
Rivers of France
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