Coulibistri River
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The Coulibistrie River is a river
on the Caribbean
island of Dominica
. It flows from the interior westward through a deep valley, to empty into the Caribbean Sea north of Batalie Bay. It is fast-flowing, with small rapids and numerous bathing pools.
The village of Coulibistrie
lines its banks near its outlet.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
on the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island of Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. It flows from the interior westward through a deep valley, to empty into the Caribbean Sea north of Batalie Bay. It is fast-flowing, with small rapids and numerous bathing pools.
The village of Coulibistrie
Coulibistrie
Coulibistrie is a village on the west coast of Dominica, in the northwest corner of Saint Joseph Parish. It is between the villages of Colihaut to the north and Morne Rachette to the south. It extends inland from the coast within a deep valley, along both banks of the Coulibistrie River. It is...
lines its banks near its outlet.
