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Pontoetoe

Coordinates: 3°15′14″N 55°25′3″W / 3.25389°N 55.41750°W / 3.25389; -55.41750
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Pontoetoe
Former village
Pontoetoe is located in Suriname
Pontoetoe
Pontoetoe
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 3°15′14″N 55°25′3″W / 3.25389°N 55.41750°W / 3.25389; -55.41750
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Tapanahony

Pontoetoe was a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, situated on the banks of the Paloemeu River. The village was inhabited by Wayana Amerindians.[1]

Pontoetoe was visited on 8 November 1904 by the Tapanahony expedition.[2] In 1940 it was reported during an aerial reconnaissance that the village had been abandoned.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Wetenschappelijke expeditie". Suriname (in Dutch). 8 November 1907. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "De Tapananhoni-expeditie". De Surinamer (in Dutch). 8 March 1906. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Drie verkenningsvluchten boven Surinames binnenlanden met het K.L.M. vliegtuig "De Snip"". De West (in Dutch). 21 June 1940. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

3°15′14″N 55°25′3″W / 3.25389°N 55.41750°W / 3.25389; -55.41750