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New Amsterdam Destination Guide

Discover New Amsterdam in Guyana

New Amsterdam in the region of East Berbice-Corentyne with its 35,039 habitants is a place located in Guyana - some 58 mi or ( 94 km ) South-East of Georgetown , the country's capital .

Interactive map of New Amsterdam

Local time in New Amsterdam is now 01:19 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guyana " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Number Twelve, Hopetown, Georgetown, Number Three Fyrish, and Bush Lot. When in this area, you might want to check out Number Twelve . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in New Amsterdam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lovely Lass, Berbice, Guyana

8:58 min by NevaSeeComeFaSeeTv
Views: 6529 Rating: 5.00

went for a walk with my wife and some friends in Berbice towards "watta side" as you will see, we found ourselves in a muddy situation and even encountered SpongeBob's boss, Mr Crab ;-) ..

Mission Guyana 2010

5:20 min by Bill Bradbury
Views: 3075 Rating: 5.00

St Paul's on-the-Hill mission to Guyana to help restore All Saints Anglican Church - thanks to DTV-8 Guyana for original footage ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Berbice High School

Berbice High School is a school in New Amsterdam, Guyana. The Boys' School was established on 5 September 1916, on the ground floor of the residence occupied by Rev. J. A. Scrimgeour, BA. Mr. C. A. Pugsley was the school's first Headmaster. Nine pupils were enrolled on the founding day.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.25 -57.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1916, History of Guyana, Schools in Guyana

Canje River

The Canje River, located in northeastern Guyana, is the main tributary of the Berbice River. It runs roughly parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast. The Dutch established an outpost, Concordia Post, on the river. In 1763 a slave revolt began on two plantations on the Canje River. The Canje River supplies water to the Guyana Sugar Corporation's Skeldon Estate (c. 12,000 acres); Albion Estate (20,000 acres); and Rose Hall Estate (12,000 to 14,000 acres).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.26 -57.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guyana

Rosignol

Rosignol is a small town on the west bank of the Berbice River in Guyana at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:6|16|25|N|57|32|25|W|region:GY_type:city |primary |name= }}. The town is important because it has a port, the Rosignol Stelling, that is the main crossing point on the western bank of the Berbice River. New Amsterdam is on the east bank.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.27 -57.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mahaica-Berbice, Populated places in Guyana

Crab Island, Guyana

Crab Island is an island located in the mouth of the Berbice River in Guyana, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:6.283|-57.517||||||| | |name= }}. Crab Island is so named due to the presence of numerous crabs there, and is approximately one mile in circumference. Before the British took over Berbice in 1815, the Dutch had a fort here called St. Andries.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.28 -57.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Islands of Guyana

Berbice Bridge

The Berbice Bridge is a pontoon bridge over the Berbice River near New Amsterdam in Guyana. The bridge is tolled and was opened on 23 December 2008. With the completion of the Berbice Bridge, and the earlier completion of the Coppename Bridge in Suriname in 1999, the Courantyne River is the only river between the Guyanese capital of Georgetown and the Surinamese capital of Paramaribo still left without a bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.28 -57.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bridges in Guyana, Pontoon bridges