Palumeu River
Paloemeu River or Palumeu River is a river in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It joins the Tapanahony River at the village of Paloemeu.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Suriname
- Also known as: “Paloemeu River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palumeu Airport.
Palumeu Airport
Aerodrome
Vincent Fajks Airstrip is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paloemeu.
Paloemeu
Hamlet
Paloemeu or Palumeu is an Amerindian village in the interior of Suriname, situated at the site where the Paloemeu River joins the Tapanahoni River. Most inhabitants of the village are Native Tiriyó Amerindians.
Palumeu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Sipaliwini District, Suriname, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
3.35° or 3° 21′ north
Longitude
-55.43333° or 55° 26′ west
Elevation
182 metres (597 feet)
Open location code
68M68HX8+XM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Palumeu River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Paloemeu”
- Cebuano: “Paloemeu Rivier”
- Dutch: “Paloemeu”
- French: “Paloemeu”
- French: “Palumeu”
- German: “Palumeu”
- Spanish: “Rio Paloemeu”
- Spanish: “Río Paloemeu”
- Welsh: “Afon Paloemeu”
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