Belize River, San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belizei
Regional Level Types | |
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Belize River | River |
San Ignacio | Town |
Cayo District | District |
Belize | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 11' 8'' North , 89° 3' 57'' West
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Chalcedony nodules in the river bed near San Ignacio.
The Belize River runs 290 kilometres (180 mi) through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (17°32′N 88°14′W). The Belize river valley is a largely tropical rain forest.
Also known as the Old River, the Belize River begins where the Mopan River and Macal River join just east of San Ignacio, Belize (17°11′N 89°04′W). The Belize River – Mopan River Catchment contains over 45 percent of the population of Belize. The Belize River, in spite of 78 runs or rapids, is passable via the Mopan to the Guatemalan border. It served as the main artery of commerce and communication between the interior and the coast until well into the twentieth century and has long been associated with forestry, of logwood (for dye), and of mahogany which survives in small stands.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Henry Barwood field observation |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Henry Barwood field observation |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_River |
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Wikidata ID: | Q815650 |
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