出典:Wiktionary
From Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water(s)”), via Spanish.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/23 23:53 UTC 版)
Belize River is a 180-mile (290 km) river in Belize that drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains across the center of the country to the sea just north of Belize City (17°32′N 88°14′W / 17.533°N 88.233°W). However, the Belize River/Mopan River Catchment contains over 45 percent of the population of Belize. Also known as the Old River, the Belize River is navigable up to the Guatemalan border and served as the main artery of commerce and communication between the interior and the coast until well into the twentieth century.