Lely Mountains
Mountain plateau in Suriname
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Lely Mountains
Location in Suriname
The Lely Mountains (Dutch: Lelygebergte, Ndyuka: Ando Busiman Mongo) are a mountain plateau on the left bank of the Tapanahony and Marowijne rivers in Suriname. The plateau has a maximum altitude of about 685 metres (2,247 ft). In 2005, 25 new species were discovered in the Lely Mountains.[1]
The mountain range is served by the Lelygebergte Airstrip.
Name
The mountain range is named after Cornelis Lely, a former governor of Suriname. The Ndyuka maroons call the mountains the Ando Busiman Mongo after the famed Ndyuka explorer Ando Busiman.[2]
References
Notes
- ^ "Villa Lelydorp". Villa Lelydorp (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Van Wetering & Thoden van Velzen 2013, p. 57.
Bibliography
- Van Wetering, Wilhelmina; Thoden van Velzen, H.U.E. (2013). Een Zwarte Vrijstaat in Suriname: de Okaanse samenleving in de negentiende en twintigste eeuw. Leiden: Brill.
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