Lucie River is a river of Suriname. It feeds into the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Courantyne River. The river was discovered and named by Eilerts de Haan in 1908.[1] Eilerts de Haan is buried near the river.[2]
Lucie River | |
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Location | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Eilerts de Haan Mountains |
• location | 3°34′42″N 56°14′45″W / 3.5782°N 56.2459°W |
Mouth | Courantyne River |
• location | 3°34′08″N 57°41′02″W / 3.5690°N 57.6838°W |
Basin features | |
Progression | Courantyne River→Atlantic Ocean |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "3 oktober jarig: Dirk van Hogendorp, Johan Eilerts de Haan en Louis Aragon". Is Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - page 280 - Eilerts de Haan" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
References
edit- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.