East River (St. Kitts)
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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 |
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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 |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 540 m
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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
- ↑ East River at geonames.org.