Kasikasima

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Kasikasima
Image taken during the Tapanahony Expedition in 1904

Image taken during the Tapanahony Expedition in 1904

height 718  m
location Sipaliwini , Suriname
Coordinates 2 ° 58 '50 "  N , 55 ° 24' 40"  W Coordinates: 2 ° 58 '50 "  N , 55 ° 24' 40"  W.
Kasikasima (Suriname)
Kasikasima
rock granite

The Kasikasima (also: Kassikassima) is a 718  m high mountain in Suriname in the Sipaliwini district .

The many-headed granite mountain lies on the left bank of the Palumeu and is a western branch of the Orange Mountains.

The mountain is of religious and mystical importance for indigenous people and marrons .

literature

  • CFA Bruijning and J. Voorhoeve (main editors): Encyclopedie van Suriname . Elsevier , Amsterdam a. Brussel 1977, ISBN 90-10-01842-3 , p. 327.

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