The Nickerie River is a river in the northwestern part of

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the nor ...

. The river originates in the

Bakhuis Mountains The Bakhuis Mountains () are a mountain range in central Suriname, spanning 110 kilometres. The mountain range form of the Northern part of the Wilhelmina Mountains, and the mountains and its village were named after the Dutch explorer and Royal ...

and then flows to the North where it forms part of the border between the Coronie and Nickerie districts. The river then turns West and flows into 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 ...

via

Wageningen Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many ...

and

Nieuw-Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link. Nieuw Nickerie lies on the mouth of the N ...

. The

Blanche Marie Falls The Blanche Marie Falls (Dutch: ''Blanche Marievallen'') is one of the largest waterfalls of Suriname. The falls are located on the Nickerie River The Nickerie River is a river in the northwestern part of Suriname. The river originates in the B ...

are located on the river. There is a bridge near

Groot Henar Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast. Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie. Another town is Wageningen. The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to ...

that is part of the Northern East-West Link. Another, more basic

bailey bridge A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units ...

was built near Kamp 52 on the Southern East-West Link.photo
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References

* Nickerie article from the Dutch Wikipedia, version on 22 April 2006 Rivers of Suriname {{Suriname-river-stub