Mainstay Lake
Mainstay Lake is a lake in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, near the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 12 miles (19 km) north of Adventure. There is a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) stretch of white sand at the edge of the lake.
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| Location | South America |
| Coordinates | 7.233333°N 58.53333°W |
| Basin countries | Guyana |
| Max. length | 193 mi (311 km) |
| Max. width | 53 mi (85 km) |
| Surface area | 7,540 sq mi (19,500 km2) |
| Average depth | 283 ft (86 m) |
A resort has been built next to the lake, a forty-five-minute journey by car inland from Anna Regina, or through the resort on a twenty-minute flight from Georgetown to the resort’s airstrip.
Mainstay Lake hosts an annual regatta.
Whyaka is a thirteen square-mile Amerindian community where mostly Arawaks live. Arawaks were the first to inhabit the Mainstay area. They called it ‘Quacabuka’ meaning ‘in-between'.
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