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Cayenne ( / keɪˈɛn /; [ 5 ]French pronunciation: [kajɛn] ⓘ; Guianese Creole French: Kayenn) is the prefecture of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America and its capital city. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast.
French Guiana. / 3.9339°N 53.1258°E / 3.9339; 53.1258. French Guiana ( / ɡiˈɑːnə / or / ɡiˈænə /; French: Guyane, [ɡɥijan] ⓘ; French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann or Gwiyann, [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.
The Republic of Independent Guyana, in French La République de la Guyane indépendante and commonly referred to by the name of the capital "Counani", was created in the area which was disputed by France (as part of French Guiana) and Brazil in the late 19th century. [5]
400 captured. The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, also known as Conquest of Cayenne ( Portuguese: Conquista de Caiena ), was a military operation against Cayenne, capital of the South American colony of French Guiana, launched in January 1809 in the context of the Napoleonic Wars. The invasion was undertaken by a combined expeditionary ...
Geography of French Guiana. Coordinates: 4°00′N 53°00′W. French Guiana is an overseas region of France, located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Brazil. The country is part of Caribbean South America and borders the North Atlantic Ocean. It has low-lying plains with small mountains to the south.
The Guianas. The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch and French Guiana. Broadly it refers to the South American coast from the mouth of the Orinoco to the mouth of the Amazon.
Guyana is an indigenous word [specify] which means "Land of Many Waters". [13] Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east.
Map of French Guiana. This is a list of airports in French Guiana, sorted by location.. French Guiana (French: Guyane française, officially Guyane) is an overseas department (département d'outre-mer, DOM) of France, located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America.