Geography Paramaribo swamp forests
1 geography
1.1 location
1.2 terrain
1.3 climate
geography
location
location in suriname
the paramaribo swamp forests ecoregion long, narrow strip of land between coastal mangroves , foothills of coastal mountains in north of suriname. flora include seasonally flooded forests , permanently flooded swamp forests. has area of 777,000 hectares (1,920,000 acres). of population of suriname lives near ecoregion, , paramaribo, capital of country, in ecoregion.
terrain
the ecoregion extends across north of suriname border guyana along corantijn river border french guiana along marowijne river. both guyana , french guiana have elements of swamp forest. flat coastal plain formed marine sediments in holocene epoch, , has elevations 4 11 metres (13 36 ft) above sea level. soils hygromorphic , permanently flooded. in rainy season water in southern areas may on 3.5 metres (11 ft) deep.
climate
the climate hot , moist. there rainy season in december–january, drier season in february–april, wet season in may–august , dry season in august–november. @ sample location @ coordinates 5°45′n 55°45′w / 5.75°n 55.75°w / 5.75; -55.75 köppen climate classification af : equatorial, humid. mean temperatures range 25.9 °c (78.6 °f) in january 27.8 °c (82.0 °f) in september. total annual rainfall 2,200 millimetres (87 in).
monthly rainfall ranges 70.8 millimetres (2.79 in) in october 278.7 millimetres (10.97 in) in may.
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