Geography
Cayenne is located on the banks of the estuary of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Ocean. The city occupies part of the Ile de Cayenne. It is located 268 km from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and 64 km from Kourou.
Distances to some cities:
- Paris: 7,100 km.
- Fort-de-France capital of Martinique: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi).
- Paramaribo, capital of Suriname: 342 km to the northwest.
- Macapá, capital of the federal state of Amapá (Brazil): 554 km to the southeast.
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