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SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I92O 



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British Guiana has an area of about 90,000 square miles, is about 

 400 miles deep, and extends about 250 miles along the coast (Lat. 

 i°-8° N., Long. 57°-6i° W.). There are three counties: Demerara, 

 including the drainage system of the Demerara River and to the 

 Abary River on the east ; Essequibo, including the drainage system 

 of the Essequibo River and all to the west ; and Berbice, including 



Fig. ^y. — St. Thomas. The wall is covered with coralita 

 (Antigonon leptopus), an ornamental vine with handsome 

 racemes of pink flowers. The palms are royal palms. 



the drainage system of the Berbice River and east to the Courantyne 

 River. Georgetown, at the mouth of the Demerara River, has a 

 population of about 60,000. The only other city is New Amsterdam, 

 at the mouth of the Berbice River, with a population of about 9,000. 

 The entire population of the colony is about 300,000, about 4,000 of 

 whom are whites. The bulk of the population consists of East 



