Saramacca River
Water type: River
Basin: Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
South America
Climate:
Tropical
Country:
Suriname
Cichliformes - Cichlids
Characiformes - Characins
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Cichliformes - Cichlids
Characiformes - Characins
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Cichliformes - Cichlids
Characiformes - Characins
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Saramacca River is a river in Suriname. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with the Coppename River. It has a river basin of 9.400 km2 and length of 255 km. The Saramacca River is used for water transport. Scientific exploration of the river began in the 1770s.