Governor Light
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Governor Light is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice
Region of Guyana
. It stands on the coastal plain, at just one metre above sea-level, along the Mahaicony River
, approximately 10 miles upstream from its mouth. Governor Light is named after Henry Light, the 3rd Governor of British Guiana
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Mahaica-Berbice
Mahaica-Berbice is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Demerara-Mahaica to the west....
Region of Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. It stands on the coastal plain, at just one metre above sea-level, along the Mahaicony River
Mahaicony River
The Mahaicony River is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Mahaicony village is found at the mouth of the river.Farming is the predominant human use of the lower reaches of the river....
, approximately 10 miles upstream from its mouth. Governor Light is named after Henry Light, the 3rd Governor of British Guiana
British Guiana
British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
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