Eilerts de Haan Mountains

The Eilerts de Haan Mountains (Dutch: Eilerts de Haangebergte) are a mountain range in Sipaliwini District, Suriname. It is a southern part of Wilhelmina Mountains and is maximum 986 m high. The mountain range is part of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.[1]

Eilerts de Haan Mountains
Eilerts de Haan Mountains is located in Suriname
Eilerts de Haan Mountains
Eilerts de Haan Mountains
Location in Suriname
Highest point
Elevation956 m (3,136 ft)
Coordinates3°N 56.166667°W / 3; -56.166667
Geography
CountrySuriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Borders onWilhelmina Mountains

The first scientific expeditions were made in the early 20th century by cartographer Eilerts de Haan, who died of malaria in 1910 and is buried at the bottom of this mountain range.[1]

Notes

  1. "3 oktober jarig: Dirk van Hogendorp, Johan Eilerts de Haan en Louis Aragon". Is Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

References

  • Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert; Jan Voorhoeve (1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3.
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