Wenamu River Explained
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Wenamu River (Venamo River[1]) is a river in South America. It forms a portion of the international boundary between Venezuela and Guyana. It is part of the Essequibo River basin.
Mango Landing is a small settlement on the Guyana side of the Wanamu River. Other settlements include Arau[2] and Kaikan village.[3] [4] There is an airstrip that mostly serves miners working in the area.[5]
The Wenamu has been a part of the long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. In 2007, Venezuelan troops used C-4 (explosive) to destroy mining dredges illegally in their territory.[6] The Wenamu is also a crossing point for Venezuelan refugees entering Guyana.[7] [8]
See also
References
- Web site: December 1949. Preliminary NIS Gazetteer Venezuela. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119002140/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP01-00707R000100050002-1.pdf. January 19, 2017. 2021-01-01. Cia.gov.
- Web site: 2017-08-30. Social Cohesion Ministry budgeting for a proactive 2018. 2021-01-01. Department of Public Information. en-GB.
- Web site: 2019-03-05. Region Seven communities reeling from ‘complicated’ Venezuelan influx – Village reps. 2021-01-01. Kaieteur News. en-US.
- Web site: 2019-12-12. Major capital works in Region Seven. 2021-01-01. Department of Public Information. en-GB.
- Web site: 2008-08-26. Wenamu and the ‘bad luck’ turtle. 2021-01-01. Stabroek News. en-US.
- Web site: BBCCaribbean.com Caracas denies Guyana claim. 2021-01-01. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: 2019-03-05. Region Seven communities reeling from ‘complicated’ Venezuelan influx – Village reps. 2021-01-01. Kaieteur News. en-US.
- Web site: GTIMES. 2018-01-29. Venezuelan drowns in Wenamu River. 2021-01-01. Guyana Times. en-US.
Bibliography
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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