The Mabouya Valley in eastern
St. Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindia ...
in
Dennery District contains two rivers, the
Grande Rivière du Mabouya
Grande means "large" or "great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to:
Places
* Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany
* Grande Communications, a telecommunications firm based in Texas
* Grande-Rivière (disambiguation)
*Arr ...
and the
Dernière Rivière. The forested hillsides have, in places, been cleared for farming and the valley receives annual rainfall of 3000 mm (118 inches) at its head in Barre de l'Isle and 2000 mm (79 inches) at La Caye.
Locations in the Mabouya Valley region
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Dennery
Dennery District is one of 10 districts (formerly Quarters) of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. The seat of Dennery District is the Dennery Village. The main economic activities are fishing, and the cultivation of lima beans, banana ...
village (seat of Dennery District),
*Grande Rivière du Mabouya, (mouth)
*Dernière Rivière,
*Dernière Rivière village,
*Mabouya Valley,
*Maybouya village,
See also
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List of rivers of Saint Lucia
This is a list of rivers in the island country of Saint Lucia. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island.
Rivers
There are 180 streams in Saint Lucia. Most of the rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Cari ...
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Dennery District
References
Landforms of Saint Lucia
Valleys of North America
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