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Régina
Régina is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of , it is the second-largest commune of France. The town is named after the first merchant who settled in the area. Overview Régina lies on the Approuague River. In former times it was a gold mining centre. During the 1870s, it was home to several thousand people. Guisanbourg was founded in April 1832 as the administrative centre. After the discovery gold, Régina became more important. In 1936, Régina became the capital of the commune. In the 1980s, Guisanbourg became a ghost town. Villages * Guisanbourg, former capital of the commune, and ghost town. * Kaw Transport Following the construction of a bridge over the Approuague River in 2003, an asphalted road from Régina to Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock (a town by the Brazilian border) was opened in 2004, completing the road from Cayenne (the ''préfecture'' and largest city of French Guiana) to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guisanbourg
Guisanbourg (also Guizanbourg) is an uninhabited town in the commune of Régina, north-east French Guiana, situated on the Approuague river. History In the 1820s sugarcane plantations were established along the Approugue. In April 1832, the town of Approuague was founded at the site as the administrative centre of the commune, because warships could harbour there. In April 1834, the town was renamed Guisanbourg after Jean Samuel Guisan who poldered the region. On 10 August 1848, slavery was abolished, and many of the former slaves left the region for Cayenne. 1,200 contract workers were hired as replacement mainly from India. In July 1855, the Amerindian Paoline entered the town with gold. Soon after, the town started to empty to villages further upstream. Régina, a new town started to develop. In January 1936, Guisanbourg lost its status as administrative centre of the commune to Régina. In 1977, there were only 15 citizens left. The town of Guisanbourg became a ghost town i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaw, French Guiana
Kaw or Caux (meaning marsh in French) is a village in the commune of Régina, in north-east French Guiana, situated on the banks of Approuague river. This is also a very swampy area. Overview The name Cô, Caubonne and Caux has appeared on old maps since the early 16th century. In 1783, Jean Samuel Guisan started to polder the Approuage river right up to the then indigenous village. The establishment of the road to Roura, and ecotourism strengthened the economy of the village which was largely dependent on hunting and fishing. In 1998, the Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve ( French: ''Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Kaw-Roura'') is a nature reserve in French Guiana, France. The reserve is a wetland, and can only be accessed by boat from Kaw. Overview The Kaw-Roura ... was established, and covers an area of 94,700 hectares between Roura and Régina, and is sometimes nicknamed "the Everglades of Guiana". The village has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roura, French Guiana
Roura is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city of Roura is bordered by Matoury and Montsinéry-Tonnegrande in the North, Kourou and Saint-Elie in the North West and West, and finally by Régina in the South and East. History The town of Roura was founded in 1675 by Jesuits. In 1786, Marquis de Lafayette attempted an early emancipation of the slaves by allowing small scale agriculture on the savanna ''Gabriel'' near Roury. The experiment failed, and was abandoned in 1796. Between 1809 and 1817, Roura was captured by the Portuguese and part of Brazil. In 1848, slavery was abolished. Cacao is a village of Hmong farmers. The population were refugees from Laos who were resettled in French Guiana in 1977 The reasoning was that living, and working conditions were similar to their native land. Population Roads The city of Roura is home to 2 main roads. * The RD6 road leads to the landing stage of Kaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouragues Nature Reserve
Nouragues Nature Reserve is a French nature reserve in French Guiana created in 1995. It protects of tropical rainforest in the communes of Régina and Roura. Overview Nouragues Nature Reserve is the second largest nature reserve of France. The name is of Amerindian origin. The reserve is mainly covered by rainforests and is hilly. The Nouragues Inselberg dominates the region with its height of . The nature reserve is not accessible to the public except with authorisation. Nouragues Station CNRS operates two permanent camps on the Nouragues Inselberg. The camp is home to about 40 expeditions a year and is on a good location to study the rainforest and its biodiversity. The camps can be accessed by helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attribut ... or by boat from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. With a land area of , French Guiana is the second-largest Regions of France, region of France (more than one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France) and the largest Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . (Its population is less than that of Metropolitan France.) Half of its 294,436 inhabitants in 2022 lived in the metropolitan area of Cayenne, its Prefectures in France, capital. 98.9% of the land territory of French Guiana is covered by forests, a large part of which is Old-growth forest, primeval Tropical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petite Montagnes Tortue Biological Reserve
The Petites Montagnes Tortue Biological Reserve ( French: ''Réserve biologique intégrale des Petites Montagnes Tortue'') is a wilderness area in French Guiana, France. Petites Montagnes Tortue is located about six kilometres from Régina. It is a mountain range rich in quartz and quartzites with a summit of . The mountains are home to a diverse flora and fauna with about 20 species which are rare or endemic. Overview The Petites Montagnes Tortue is a small mountain range rich in quartz and quartzites. The irregular hills are covered with forests with hibiscus, ''eperua'' and amaranth species. The forests are a refuge for flora and fauna dating from the Pleistocene, and are characterised by a large biodiversity and endemism. The geomorphology with steep slopes result in rare habitats which are home to localised species. About 20 species have been identified which are rare or endemic, and include '' astrocaryum minus'', '' eschweilera squamata'', '' heliconia dasyantha'', and '' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Approuague River
The Approuague river (or Apuruaque in Tupi Tupi may refer to: * Tupi people of Brazil * Tupi or Tupian languages, spoken in South America ** Tupi language, an extinct Tupian language spoken by the Tupi people * Tupi oil field off the coast of Brazil * Tupi Paulista, a Brazilian municipalit ...) is a major river in French Guiana. It is long. It runs north from the Tumuk Humak Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, almost parallel with the Oyapock, with its mouth by the Pointe Béhague cape. The Approuague Bridge is south (upstream) of Régina. References Rivers of French Guiana Rivers of France {{FrenchGuiana-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Approuague Bridge
The Approuague Bridge is a bridge near Régina spanning the Approuague River. The bridge carries the RN2 road and was opened in 2003. A road to Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock was subsequently opened in 2004, ending the latter's isolation. With the opening of the Oyapock River Bridge in 2017, it became possible to drive from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana to Macapá in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References Bridges in French Guiana Buildings and structures in Régina {{Bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Approuague
The Approuague river (or Apuruaque in Tupi) is a major river in French Guiana. It is long. It runs north from the Tumuk Humak Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, almost parallel with the Oyapock, with its mouth by the Pointe Béhague cape. The Approuague Bridge is south (upstream) of Régina Régina is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of , it is the second-largest commune of France. The town is named after the first merchant who settled in the area. .... References Rivers of French Guiana Rivers of France {{FrenchGuiana-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve
The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve ( French: ''Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Kaw-Roura'') is a nature reserve in French Guiana, France. The reserve is a wetland, and can only be accessed by boat from Kaw. Overview The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve not only consists of marshland, but also contains mangrove forests, savannas, and tropical rainforests. The reserve measures 94,700 hectares, and is the largest wetland of France. It stretches from Roura to Régina, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Amazonian rainforest. The marshland is fed by the Kaw River, the Approuague and the Angélique Creek. The Kaw-Roura Marshland has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1993, and a nature reserve since 1998. The reserve is sometimes nicknamed "the Everglades of Guiana". The village of Kaw is located inside the reserve. Flora and fauna The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve is home to more than half of the protected species of French Guiana, and includes the blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Îles Du Connétable
The Îles du Connétable (Constable Islands) are two islands (Grand Connétable and Petit Connétable) in French Guiana, France. The islands are located 18 kilometres from the estuary of the Approuague River, and are part of the commune of Régina. As of 1992, the islands and surrounding ocean are part of the Île du Grand Connétable Nature Reserve. Overview The islands are cliffs emerging from the seas which are completely treeless. It is nesting site for many birds like the Magnificent frigatebird (''Fregata magnificens''), the Cayenne tern (''Thalasseus eurygnatha''), the Royal tern (''Thalasseus maximus''), and the Laughing gull (''Leucophaeus atricilla''). In 1856, the islands were claimed under the Guano Islands Act for the United States of America. In the late 19th century, phosphates were mined from Grand Connétable by France. The importance of the islands for the bird life, the tortoises, and the marine life was recognized. On 8 December 1992, the islands and large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of French Guiana
The following is a list of the 22 communes in French Guiana, France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Communauté d'agglomération du Centre Littoral * Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais * Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Guyanais [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
