Wilhelmina Mountains
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The Wilhelmina Mountains are a mountain range in central Suriname
that extends about 113 km (70.2 mi) from west to east. Its highest peak is Julianatop
with 1280 m (4200 ft). Another high peak is the Tafelberg. It is named after the Queen Wilhelmina
. The Wilhelmina Mountains are part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of the Guiana Shield.
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
that extends about 113 km (70.2 mi) from west to east. Its highest peak is Julianatop
Julianatop
Julianatop is the highest mountain in Suriname at . It is located in the Sipaliwini District.-External links:* from ....
with 1280 m (4200 ft). Another high peak is the Tafelberg. It is named after the Queen Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial...
. The Wilhelmina Mountains are part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of the Guiana Shield.
Subdivisions
- Bakhuis MountainsBakhuis MountainsThe Bakhuis Mountains are a mountain range in central Suriname, spanning 110 kilometres. The mountain range form of the Northern part of the Wilhelmina Mountains, and were named after the Dutch explorer and Royal Dutch East Indies Army officer Louis August Bakhuis.The Bakhuis Mountains have rich...
- Eilerts de Haan MountainsEilerts de Haan MountainsEilerts de Haan Mountains is a mountain range in Sipaliwini District, Suriname, located at around . It is a southern part of Wilhelmina Mountains and is maximum 986 m high....