East River (St. Kitts)

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East River
Data
location Saint John Capisterre , St. Kitts , St. Kitts and Nevis
River system East River
source on the south slope of Camp Crater
17 ° 19 ′ 48 ″  N , 62 ° 46 ′ 23 ″  W
Source height approx.  540  m
muzzle at Old Road Town in Old Road Bay ( Caribbean Sea ) Coordinates: 17 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  N , 62 ° 48 ′ 4 ″  W 17 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  N , 62 ° 48 ′ 4 ″  W
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 540 m

Communities Old Road Town

East River is a so-called ghaut ( good ), an ephemeral body of water similar to a Fiumara , on St. Kitts , in the Caribbean island state of St. Kitts and Nevis .

geography

The river has its source north of St. Kitts, south slope of Camp Crater . It runs steeply to the south and soon flows into the Caribbean Sea at Old Road Town in Old Road Bay , very close to the mouth of the neighboring Wingfields River .

Individual evidence

  1. East River at geonames.org.