Eilerts de Haan Mountains

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eilerts de Haan Mountains (Dutch: Eilerts de Haan Gebergte) is a mountain range in Sipaliwini District, Suriname, located at around 3° N 56.1666667° W. 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 Eilerts de Haan. It is named after catrographer Eilerts de Haan, who died cause of malaria in 1910 and is buried at the bottom of this mountain range.

[edit] References

  • Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert; Jan Voorhoeve (Amsterdam, 1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3. 
 This Suriname location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../e/i/l/Eilerts_de_Haan_Mountains_ac04.html"
In other languages