Para Creek
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Para Creek (Dutch: Parakreek also Para River) is a blackwater creek in the Wanica & Para District of Suriname.[2] It is a tributary of the Suriname River, and was home to many plantations. The area around the creek has been cultivated since the English period.[3] The Para District has been named after the creek in 1966.[4]
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Para Creek Para River | |
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Native name | Parakreek (Dutch) |
Location | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Wanica & Para District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 5.4015°N 55.1624°W / 5.4015; -55.1624 |
Mouth | Suriname River |
• coordinates | 5.74642°N 55.12789°W / 5.74642; -55.12789 |
Length | 77.65 kilometres (48.25 mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Suriname River→Atlantic Ocean |
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