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Barama River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Barama River is a tributary of the Waini River, both being in the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana. Settlements on the river include Kariaco (Kariako) and Chinese Landing. An airstrip (Yakishuri Aerodrome) was opened in 2011 to provide access to the area. Gold mining is common in the area, and Barama's banks are dredged to extract gold. Logging is also present in the area.

Flows through: Guyana.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

Other major rivers

  1. Amazon6,992 km
  2. Nile6,650 km
  3. Yangtze River6,300 km
  4. Bian River5,806 km
  5. Yellow River5,464 km
  6. Paraná River4,880 km
  7. River Congo4,700 km
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