Bakhuis Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
Coordinates | 4°21′N 56°45′W / 4.350°N 56.750°W |
Geography | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
The Bakhuis Mountains (Dutch: Bakhuisgebergte) are a mountain range in central Suriname, spanning 110 kilometres. The mountain range form of the northern part of the Wilhelmina Mountains, and the mountains and its village were named after the Dutch explorer and Royal Dutch East Indies Army officer Louis August Bakhuis . The range lies in the Sipaliwini Savanna District of Suriname. The Bakhuys Airstrip is near the village.