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Kasikasima

Coordinates: 2°58′47″N 55°24′39″W / 2.97972°N 55.41083°W / 2.97972; -55.41083
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Kasikasima
Kasikasima in 1904
Highest point
Elevation718 m (2,356 ft)
Coordinates2°58′47″N 55°24′39″W / 2.97972°N 55.41083°W / 2.97972; -55.41083
Geography
Kasikasima is located in Suriname
Kasikasima
Kasikasima
Parent rangeTumuk Humak Mountains

Kasikasima, also spelt Kassikassima, is a mountain in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.[1] It is 718 metres (2,356 ft) high.

The village of Paloemeu and its Vincent Fayks Airport are 40 kilometres (25 mi) north, and are the entry point for canoe ride tours to the mountain provided by several tour companies.

Kasikasima as well as the Tebutop, the Magneetrots, and the Roseveltpiek were first mapped in 1904 during the Tapanahony expedition.[2]

Kampu

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In the 1990s, a village called Kampu was set up near Mount Kasikasima at the instigation of an evangelist, who had the intention of making the place a bible camp and meeting point of the Tiriyó of Suriname and Brazil.[3] The population as of 2013 is 10 to 20 people.[4] 2°58′47″N 55°24′39″W / 2.97972°N 55.41083°W / 2.97972; -55.41083 (Kasikasima)

Notes

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  1. ^ Google Maps – Kasikasima
  2. ^ J.B.Ch. Wekker (1983). HISTORIE, TECHNIEKEN EN MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ACHTERGRONDEN DER KARTERINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN IN SURINAME SINDS 1667. Rijkscommissie voor Geodesie. p. 104. ISBN 9061322286.
  3. ^ Carlin 1998, p. 17.
  4. ^ Gajapersad, Krisna (October 2013). "A Survey of the Large Ground Dwelling Mammals of the Upper-Palumeu River Region". A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname. p. 170. doi:10.1896/054.067.0120. ISBN 9781934151570. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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