Tafelberg, Suriname

Tafelberg
Highest point
Elevation1,026 m (3,366 ft)
Coordinates3°54′30″N 56°10′20″W / 3.90833°N 56.17222°W / 3.90833; -56.17222
Geography
LocationSipaliwini District, Suriname
Parent rangeWilhelmina Mountains

Tafelberg (literally "Table Mountain") is one of the highest mountains in Suriname at 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). It is a tepui and is part of the Tafelberg Nature Reserve. The mountain is in the Sipaliwini District. The Rudi Kappel Airstrip, former name: Tafelberg Airstrip, is nearby.[1] In 1943, the mountain was climbed for the first time by the Coppename River expedition led by Dirk Geijskes.[2]

  1. ^ Arno Landewers. "Wetenschappelijke verkenningsvluchten boven Suriname 1938-1958" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ Wagenaar Hummelinck, P. (1972). "To Dr Dirk Cornelis Geijskes on his 65th birthday" (PDF). Odonatologica. 4: 183.