low coastal plain

Proportion of Guyana's total population residing on the Low Coastal Plain

More than $90\%$

Geographic boundaries of the Low Coastal Plain from northwest to east

Stretches from Point Playa to the Corentyne River, spanning approximately $440$ to $450\,\text{km}$

Average elevation of Guyana's coastal plain at high tide

About $1$ to $3\,\text{m}$ below mean sea level

Primary river origin of the rich alluvial mud lining the coast

Amazon River (transported northward by ocean currents)

Koker

A sluice gate system installed along seawalls and drainage canals to release inland water at low tide and block seawater at high tide

Vegetation types serving as natural shoreline barriers against wave erosion

Mangroves and courida trees

Major agricultural crops cultivated across the Low Coastal Plain

Rice, sugar cane, coconuts, fruits, and vegetables

Total area and national land percentage covered by the Low Coastal Plain

Roughly $9{,}120\,\text{km}^2$, representing about $5\%$ of Guyana's total land area