Mahury
| 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 / 4.8693°N 52.2355°W / 4.8693; -52.2355 |
| Length | 169 km (105 mi) |
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]
References
- ^ Google Maps - Mahury
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - mahury, le (fleuve); oyak (riviere); brodel (crique); comte, la (riviere) (91--0200)".
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