![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/French_Guiana_Mahury_River_D%25C3%25A9grad_des_Cannes.jpg/640px-French_Guiana_Mahury_River_D%25C3%25A9grad_des_Cannes.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Mahury
River in French Guiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Location, Country ...
Mahury | |
---|---|
![]() The Mahury upriver of the port Dégrad des Cannes | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Region | French Guiana |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 4°52′09″N 52°14′08″W |
Length | 169 km (105 mi) |
Close