Approuague | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | French Guiana |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 4°41′01″N 51°57′41″W / 4.6836°N 51.9613°W |
Length | 335 km (208 mi) |
The Approuague (French pronunciation: [apʁuaɡ]) river (or Apuruaque in Tupi) is a major river in French Guiana. It is 335 km (208 mi) long.[1] 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 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south (upstream) of Régina.