Mahury

The Mahury is an extended estuary of French Guiana southeast of Cayenne. It reaches 18 kilometres (11 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean,[1] where it becomes known as the Oyak. Including its source rivers Comté and Oyak, it is 169 km (105 mi) long.[2]

Mahury
The Mahury upriver of the port Dégrad des Cannes
Location
CountryFrance
RegionFrench Guiana
Physical characteristics
MouthLawa
 • coordinates
4.8693°N 52.2355°W / 4.8693; -52.2355
Length169 km (105 mi)

References
  1. Google Maps - Mahury
  2. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - mahury, le (fleuve); oyak (riviere); brodel (crique); comte, la (riviere) (91--0200)".


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