Canje River
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The Canje River (sometimes referred to as Canje Creek), located in northeastern Guyana, is the main tributary of the Berbice River. It runs roughly parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast in East Berbice-Corentyne, region 6.
The settlement of Baracara is on the Canje. It was settled by escaped slaves in the 1800s, and the river is still an important mode of transportation.[1]
History
The Dutch established an outpost, Concordia Post, on the river. In 1763 a slave revolt began on two plantations on the Canje River.[2]
Economics
The Canje River supplies water to the Guyana Sugar Corporation's Skeldon Estate (c. Script error: No such module "convert".); Albion Estate (Script error: No such module "convert".); and Rose Hall Estate (Script error: No such module "convert".). The Manarabisi Rice Cultivation (Script error: No such module "convert".) and Black Bush Polder (Script error: No such module "convert".) also depend on this river.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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In addition to agriculture, the land of the Canje basin has been of some interest by international firms for production of biofuel.[3]
Fauna
Guyana's national bird, the hoatzin, also known as the Canje pheasant[4] is named for its presence in the river.