Lely Mountains

Lely Mountains
Lely Mountains Location in Suriname
Highest point
Elevation	685 m (2,247 ft)
Coordinates	4.3714°N 54.6632°W / 4.3714; -54.6632
Geography
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District

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

1. "Villa Lelydorp". Villa Lelydorp (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
2. 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.