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Essequibo

Longest river in Guyana, South America, draining more than half the total area of the country; length 1,014 km/630 mi; it rises in the Guiana Highlands of southern Guyana and flows north past Bartica to meet the Atlantic at a 32 km/20 mi wide delta. Its course is interrupted by numerous rapids and falls, but its lower course is navigable for large vessels for 80 km/50 mi as far as Bartica. Its major tributaries include the Rupununi, Potaro, Mazaruni, and Cuyuni rivers.

In 1995 significant environmental damage was caused when a huge quantity of cyanide was released into the River Essequibo. 130,000 sq km/50,190 sq mi of Guyanese territory west of the Essequibo is claimed by Venezuela.

There are substantial gold-mining ventures in the region, notably on the western bank of the Essequibo. Multinational companies are major investors in the mineral sector.
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