Courantyne River

Courantyne River Corentyne, Corantijn River
Wonotobo Middle Fall in the Corentyne Basin from Canoe and Camp Life in British Guiana by Charles Barrington Brown
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Suriname, Guyana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	5°57′N 57°06′W / 5.950°N 57.100°W / 5.950; -57.100
Length	724 km (450 mi)
Basin size	69,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	2,300 m3/s (81,000 cu ft/s)

The Courantyne River (/ˈkɜːrənˌtaɪn/;^[1] also Corentyne, Corantijn [ˌkoːrɑnˈtɛi̯n] ^ⓘ) is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana.

Its tributaries include Kutari River, Coeroeni River, New River, and Zombie Creek.^[2] In Suriname; Kabalebo River, Lucie River, Sipaliwini River, Kutari River.