Eping River

The Eping River is a tributary of the Kamarang River in Region 8 of Guyana.

Eping River
Location
CountryGuyana

The area is a part of the Roraima Basin, which is an area rich in gold deposits[1] and has been extensively mined.[2]

Eping Landing is a small settlement along the river. The river runs by Mt. Raschaxe a tepui in the Merume mountain range.

Plants first collected in the surrounding area include psychotria sandwithiana (a flowering plant), rhynchocladium stayermarkii, compsoneura ulei (tree).

See also

References

  1. "Significant gold deposits in Roraima Basin - study". Stabroek News. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2004. pp. 35–36.

Bibliography

  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.


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