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A map showing the location of the Brokopondo Reservoir and its Dutch name. The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, [1] and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large reservoir in Suriname.
In 1958, Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco ), a subsidiary of Alcoa, gained an agreement with the Suriname government to build the dam to power an aluminium smelter. [1] Construction began in 1961 and it was completed in 1964. About 75% of power generated is used for processing aluminum, the rest is used in Paramaribo downstream.
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan, Sarnámi Hindustáni: Sarnam, Surinamese-Javanese: Srinama), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
The largest of these is the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The protected areas are managed by the Suriname Forest Service. The Forest Service has appointed STINASU (Stichting Natuurbehoud Suriname), a non-profit foundation, to develop and conduct the educational and tourist aspects in the protected areas. [1]
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan, Sarnámi Hindustáni: Sarnam, Surinamese-Javanese: Srinama), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Afobaka is a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River , creating the Brokopondo Reservoir . [ 1 ] The Afobaka Airstrip is nearby.
Surinam (Dutch: Suriname), also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas and the predecessor polity of modern country of Suriname.It was bordered by the fellow Dutch colony of Berbice to the west, and the French colony of Cayenne to the east.
Jaw Jaw, also Yaw Yaw, [2] is a village of Saamaka Maroons [3] in the Boven Suriname resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Suriname River. [4] Jaw Jaw is a transmigration village built for the inhabitants of Lombé [5] which was flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir after the construction of the Afobaka Dam. [6]