Ortoire River

picture info	Ortoire River The Ortoire River is a river in Trinidad and Tobago. It forms the boundary between Nariva County and Mayaro County in east Trinidad. At over in length, it is one of Trinidad's longest rivers and is navigable by very small crafts for at least a third of its length from its mouth at the Atlantic coast near Point Radix and the village of Ortoire. It is green in color and it once had an iron bridge with wooden planks but it has been replaced by an all paved concrete bridge; also it was made higher to reduce flooding. The river is famous for a bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some b ... blueish glow that is occasionally emitted by living organisms in the water. References Rivers of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad (island) {{Trinidad-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Trinidad And Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nariva County Nariva is a county in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in eastern Trinidad, south of Saint Andrew County and north of Mayaro County, to the west by Victoria County and to the northwest by Saint George County. The southern boundary of the county lies along the Ortoire River and the western boundary is Cocos Bay (more commonly referred to as Manzanilla Bay). The towns of Rio Claro and Ecclesville are located in Nariva County. The Nariva Swamp is located in the eastern part of Nariva County. Nariva County covers 166 km2 (64 mi2) and is divided into two wards, Charuma and Cocal. The name ''Nariva'' is of Amerindian origins. Until 1990 Nariva was administered together with the county of Mayaro by the Nariva–Mayaro County Council. Since then the county has been split between the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Sangre Grande is a region of Trinidad. The Region of Sangre Grande is a local government body and the largest Region of Trinidad and Tobago by area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mayaro County Mayaro is the name of a county on southeastern Trinidad island, in Trinidad and Tobago. History The "Mayaro District" was the first area of settlement on the east coast. Many estates were granted to French planters who settled Trinidad in the late 18th century. No roads crossed the island and the area was only accessible by steamer until the late 19th century. Geography The name Mayaro is applied to several villages along the coast. The county of Mayaro occupies a large area of southeastern Trinidad, but the name is usually only applied to the coastal strip. County Mayaro is divided into two wards: Trinity and Guayaguayare. Along this strip a number of villages exist to which the name Mayaro is generally applied. From north to south these are: Kernaham/Cascadou, Ortoire, St. Joseph, Beau Sejour, Plaisance, Pierreville, Beaumont, St. Ann's, Radix, Ste. Marguerite, Lagon Doux, Grand Lagoon and Lagon Palmiste. Beyond that are several small villages and then the town of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of , it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies. Name The original name for the island in the Arawaks' language was which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it ('The Island of the Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to ''Trinidad''. History Caribs and Arawaks lived in Trinidad long before Christopher Columbus encountered the islands on his third voyage on 31 July 1498. The island remained Spanish until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists from the French Caribbean, especially Martinique.Besson, Gerard (2000-08-27). "Land of Beginnings – A historical digest", ''Newsda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ortoire (village) Ortoire is a village in Mayaro County on Trinidad Island. It is named after the adjacent Ortoire River. The village dates to at least the 1880s or a few decades earlier. Ortoire is just west of the peninsula of Point Radix, named after a French immigrant granted an estate there in 1783. The village's beach at the mouth of the river provides shelter to ocean-going fishing boats. The village was not listed in the 1901 census, but was believed to have "a few hundred people" then. The village is within the Ortoire Municipal Corporation, a political subdivision of the Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation, a political region of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ... that replaced the historical county of Mayaro in 1991. The Ortoire Municipal Corporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some bioluminescent bacteria, and terrestrial arthropods such as fireflies. In some animals, the light is bacteriogenic, produced by symbiotic bacteria such as those from the genus '' Vibrio''; in others, it is autogenic, produced by the animals themselves. In a general sense, the principal chemical reaction in bioluminescence involves a light-emitting molecule and an enzyme, generally called luciferin and luciferase, respectively. Because these are generic names, luciferins and luciferases are often distinguished by the species or group, e.g. firefly luciferin. In all characterized cases, the enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of the luciferin. In some species, the luciferase requires other cofactors, such as calcium or magnesium ions, and som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Trinidad And Tobago This is a list of rivers of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad Caroni River Lalland River Oropouche River Salybia River Mathura River Maracas River Shark River Caura River Valencia River Caparo River Marchine River (Affluentto the Lalland River) Hondo River Maraval River Blue Basin River Diego Martin River San Juan River St. Joseph River Covigne River Gorge Marianne River Shark River Yarra River Chaguaramas River Moruga River Maturita River Pilote River Jack River Santa Cruz River Tunapuna River Macoya/Trantrill River Tacarigua River (Caura River) Arouca River Oropuna River Mausica River Arima River Talparo River Tumpuna River Guanapo River El Mamo River Aripo River Cumuto River Guayamare River Couva River Guaracara River Tarouba River Cipero River Guapo River Cunupia River Ravine Sable River Tobago * Courland River * Coffee River * Castara River * Bloody Bay River * Cook River (Tobago) * Bacolet River ** Sandy River * Hillsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]