Zanderij

region, Suriname-Guyana

Also known as: white-sands region

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The Zanderij formation is a region in Suriname characterized by rolling hills and sandy sediments rich in quartz. This area is primarily covered by tropical rainforest but also includes swamps and savanna grasslands.1

The Zanderij region is located south of the Old Coastal Plain and north of the central mountain range that borders Brazil. It is also known as the white-sands region in Guyana, where it consists of undulating land rising from low hills. An international airport serving the capital city of Paramaribo is located in the town of Zanderij.123

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Guyana
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…name as the white-sands (Zanderij) region. A small savanna region in the east lies about 60 miles (100 km) from the coast and is surrounded by the white-sands belt. The sand partly overlies a low crystalline plateau that is generally less than 500 feet (150 metres) in elevation. The…
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…name as the white-sands (Zanderij) region. A small savanna region in the east lies about 60 miles (100 km) from the coast and is surrounded by the white-sands belt. The sand partly overlies a low crystalline plateau that is generally less than 500 feet (150 metres) in elevation. The…
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Suriname
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…Old Coastal Plain is the Zanderij formation, a 40-mile- (64-km-) wide landscape of rolling hills. This formation rests on bleached sand sediments, which are rich in quartz. Most of the region is covered by tropical rainforest, but swamps and areas of savanna grassland are also found.
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…Old Coastal Plain is the Zanderij formation, a 40-mile- (64-km-) wide landscape of rolling hills. This formation rests on bleached sand sediments, which are rich in quartz. Most of the region is covered by tropical rainforest, but swamps and areas of savanna grassland are also found.
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