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Guiana
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or An extensive tract of country in the N. of S. America fronting the Atlantic, bordering on Venezuela on the W., and for the rest hemmed in by Brazil; it is divided into British, Dutch, and French Guiana, all fronting the sea; the physical characteristics of all three are practically the same; a fertile alluvial foreshore, with upward-sloping savannahs and forests to the unexplored highlands, dense with luxuriant primeval forest; rivers numerous, climate humid and hot, with a plentiful rainfall; vegetation, fauna, &c., of the richest tropical nature; timber, balsams, medicinal barks, fruits, cane-sugar, rice, cereals, &c., are the chief products; also some gold.
s the most westerly, and borders on Venezuela; area, 88,650 sq. m., divided into Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo; Georgetown ( q. v .) is the capital.
r Surinam occupies the central position; area, 46,058 sq. m.; capital Paramaribo ( q. v .).
r Cayenne lies to the E.; area, 31,000 sq. m; capital, Cayenne ( q. v .).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Guiana'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/guiana.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
