Eastern boundary with Suriname British Guiana
robert schomburgk s 1840 commission included survey of colony s eastern boundary netherlands colony of suriname, independent nation of suriname. 1899 arbitration award settling british guiana—venezuela border made reference border suriname continuing source of courantyne river, named kutari river. netherlands raised diplomatic protest, claiming new river, , not kutari, regarded source of courantyne , boundary. british government in 1900 replied issue settled long acceptance of kutari boundary.
in 1962, kingdom of netherlands, on behalf of suriname, had become constituent country of kingdom, made formal claim new river triangle , triangular-shaped region between new , kutari rivers in dispute. suriname colonial government, , after 1975 independent suriname government, maintained dutch position; while british guiana government, , later independent guyanese government, maintained british position.
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