Pomeroon
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Pomeroon can refer to either of the following:
- Pomeroon RiverPomeroon RiverThe Pomeroon River is located in Guyana, South America, situated between the Orinoco River and the Essequibo River. A colony was started by the Dutch on the river in the 17th century, which was later destroyed by French privateers.- See also :...
, a river in Guyana; - Pomeroon-SupenaamPomeroon-SupenaamPomeroon-Supenaam is a region in Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west...
, a region in GuyanaGuyanaGuyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
; - Pomeroon (colony)Pomeroon (colony)Pomeroon is the name of a former Dutch plantation colony on the Pomeroon River. After early colonization attempts in the late 16th century were attacked by Spaniards and local Indians, the original inhabitants fled the inlands of Guyana, founding the colony of Essequibo around Fort Kyk-Over-Al...
, a former colony in Guyana.