Eilerts de Haan Mountains

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Eilerts de Haan Mountains (Dutch: Eilerts de Haangebergte) is a mountain range in Sipaliwini District, Suriname, located at around 3°00′00″N 56°10′00″W / 3°N 56.166667°W / 3; -56.166667. It is a southern part of Wilhelmina Mountains and is maximum 986 m high.

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.

References

  • Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert; Jan Voorhoeve (Amsterdam, 1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)