Editing Cayenne (section)

==Geography==
{{main|Geography of French Guiana}}
Cayenne is located on the [[estuary]] of the [[Cayenne River]] on the Atlantic Ocean.  The city occupies part of Cayenne Island. It is {{convert|268|km}} from [[Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni]] and {{convert|64|km}} from [[Kourou]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ademe-guyane.fr/nrg_tic/images/cartedistance.jpg |title=Distances and duration of bonds in the dugout |access-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612050154/http://www.ademe-guyane.fr/nrg_tic/images/cartedistance.jpg |archive-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Distances to some cities:
* [[Paris]]: {{convert|7100|km}}.
* [[Fort-de-France]], capital of [[Martinique]]: {{convert|1500|km}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915100805/http://www.guyane.pref.gouv.fr/guyane/sit_geo.html Situation Géographique] Préfecture de Guyane, archived 15 September 2008 from [http://www.guyane.pref.gouv.fr/guyane/sit_geo.html the original]</ref>
* [[Nouméa]], capital of [[New Caledonia]] (France) : {{convert|15427|km}}
* [[Paramaribo]], capital of [[Suriname]]: {{convert|342|km}} to the northwest
* [[Macapá]], capital of the state of [[Amapá]], Brazil: {{convert|554|km}} to the southeast
* [[Mexico City]], capital of Mexico: {{convert|5534|km}} to the northwest
* [[San Diego]], southwestern city in [[California]], United States: {{convert|7363|km}} to the northwest
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