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Commewijne River

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Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Commewijne River
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Commewijne River is a river in northern Suriname . It originates in the hills of the Commewijne District and flows northwards until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the right and then runs westward until it unites with the south-north running Suriname River at Nieuw Amsterdam. Here, after some 30 kilometres it enters the Atlantic Ocean. It has a river basin of 6,600 square kilometres . The Commewijne was important historically for navigation: oceangoing ships navigated the river huge barges with bauxite were transported from Moengo in the east to the confluence with the Surinam river and from there traveled southward via Paramaribo to the Paranam refinery and to Trinidad and the USA. Floats with tropical hardwood were also brought to Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Nowadays, the Moengo bauxite is depleted and the hardwood is mostly transported by trucks. The oceangoing ships were trading the river as late as 1986. There remains quite some boat trafficking with local residents and tourists. The Commewijne River was known in the 16th and 17th centuries as Camaiwini and Cammawini. Today's name Commewijne is probably derived from Arawak words kama and wini .
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