Blanche Marie Falls

Blanche Marie Falls
Blanche Marie Falls
Location	Nickerie River, Suriname
Coordinates	4.755833°N 56.879444°W / 4.755833; -56.879444
Total height	158 m

The Blanche Marie Falls (Dutch: Blanche Marievallen) is one of the largest waterfalls of Suriname. The falls are located on the Nickerie River.^[1]

The Blanche Marie Falls were discovered in 1897 by Corstiaan van Drimmelen [nl], who was district commissioner of Nickerie at the time. Van Drimmelen named the falls after his wife. The falls are a popular tourist destination and can be reached by car via the Southern East-West Link.^[2]

Notes

1. Philip Briggs (1 February 2015). Suriname. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84162-910-0.
2. "Blanche-Marie & Apoera". Boven-Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.