The Inini or Grand Inini is a river in western
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
. It is a tributary of the
Lawa, the upper course of the
Maroni. The river is long (including its upper course Limonade) and non-navigable.
The Inini is the only major river in French Guiana which runs east to west, unlike the other major rivers which run south to north.
In the beginning of the 20th century, it was the site of a
gold rush
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Z ...
, and the gold prospectors have become active in the region again since the 1990s.
The
Inini
Inini was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 6 June 1930 and 19 March 1946, after which all of French Guiana became a department of France. The territory remained governed as a special entity, until 17 March 19 ...
territory which has existed between 1930 and 1946 was named after this river.
References
Rivers of French Guiana
Rivers of France
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