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French Guiana: Bodies of Water

2 months ago By The Editor

French Guiana hosts diverse bodies of water, contributing to its unique ecological and cultural landscape. These water bodies are essential in supporting local communities, sustaining biodiversity, and providing opportunities for ecotourism, fishing, and other recreational activities.

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French Guiana: Natural Landscape

1 year ago By The Editor

French Guiana, an overseas territorial collectivity of France, is located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. Almost the entire country is covered by rainforest, and its many large rivers and streams constitute the only natural means of penetration into the interior.

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Amazon Rainforest, River, and Basin (South America)

The Editor Mon, 04/08/2019 - 21:23

The Amazon Rainforest is a biogeographical region in northern South America that occupies the Amazon Basin, a drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America. Sometimes called Amazônia, nine countries have some parts of the Amazon region within their borders.

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Guiana Shield: Guiana Highlands (South America)

4 years ago By The Editor

The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations are known as the Guiana Highlands.

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