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Essequibo

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Es·se·qui·bo  (s-kwb)
A river rising on the Brazilian border of southern Guyana and flowing about 965 km (600 mi) generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.

Essequibo [ˌɛsɪˈkwiːbəʊ]
n
(Placename) a river in Guyana, rising near the Brazilian border and flowing north to the Atlantic: drains over half of Guyana. Length: 1014 km (630 miles)


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Demerara River, Berbice River and the Essequibo Rivers are but a few of the more prominent rivers found in this small country.
These are located in the Essequibo area of Guyana viz.
In 1995, another company spilled more than 790,000 gallons of cyanide-laced goldmine waste into a tributary of the Essequibo River, Guyana's main water source.
 
 
 
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