Cuyuní River
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The Cuyuní River is a major river in northeastern South America that flows through Venezuela and the disputed Guyana–Venezuela border region, known for its gold-rich basin and dense rainforest surroundings.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Guyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Guyana–Venezuela border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | equatorial ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Guyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Cuyuní River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical lowland river ecosystem ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Guyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
rich aquatic fauna
ⓘ
rich riparian flora ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
alluvial mining
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ logging in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasLandCover |
dense tropical forest
ⓘ
wetlands along floodplain ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
gold
ⓘ
other placer minerals ⓘ |
| hasSettlementOnBanks |
mining camps
ⓘ
small riverine communities ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Atlantic Ocean drainage basin ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Guyana–Venezuela border negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alluvial gold deposits
ⓘ
dense rainforest surroundings ⓘ gold-rich basin ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guayana Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern South America ⓘ |
| locatedInDisputedTerritory | Guayana Esequiba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Essequibo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish | Río Cuyuní NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Essequibo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | part of Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute ⓘ |
| region | Orinoco–Essequibo area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Essequibo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to interior mining areas
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ |
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