Ekereku River
| Ekareku River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Wenamu River |
• location | Guyana |
• coordinates | 06°43′00″N 60°56′00″W / 6.71667°N 60.93333°W[1] |
The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River.[2]
The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the Cuyuni River.[3] Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region.[4][5]
Services of the area include a police outpost[6] and airstrip.[7][8]
Sakaika Falls is on the Ekereko.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
- ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Harrison, John Burchmore; Fowler, Frank; Anderson, Charles Wilgress (1908). The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana. Dulau & Company.
- ^ "GGMC mum about reports of mining damage to riverbanks". Stabroek News. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Big Ekereku mining operation selling out". Stabroek News. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Cop dies after boat sinks in Ekereku River". Stabroek News. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Timehri woman killed by aircraft propeller at Ekereku". Stabroek News. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Ganja found in plucked chicken at Ogle Airport". Stabroek News. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Kelloff, Carol (2003). "The use of biodiversity data in developing Kaieteur National Park, Guyana for ecotourism and conservation" (PDF). Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity University of Guyana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
External links
[edit]- Ekereku: Our Ancestral Land Video from the Amerindian Peoples Association
Bibliography
[edit]- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
