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4 Description of the affected environment
The area in which the pipeline corridor is located has been developed for over 300 years. Oilrelated
activities have taken place at the Staatsolie refinery site since 1988, and the current
refinery came into operation in 1997. The corridor is situated in a peri-urban and industrial
area.
Although project activities will be largely restricted to drill pads and a narrow strip along the
assembly and launching areas, a wider area has been described to present the pipeline
corridor in context. The study area has been defined by the natural and man-made boundaries
around the pipeline corridor, comprising largely the Suriname River to the east, Sir Winston
Churchill Road to the west, the Tout Lui Faut canal to the south and the Jules Wijdenbosch
bridge to the north. The study area is shown in Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1: The study area (dark grey) and its surroundings
Source: Dirk Noordam
4.1 Biophysical environment
4.1.1 Climate and air quality
Suriname has a typical tropical climate with high rainfall and high temperatures. Most rainfall
in the region falls in two rainy seasons, interspersed with two ‘dry’ seasons as follows
(Webster & Roebuck, 2001):
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