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]
Lely Mountains | |
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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 mountain range is served by the Lelygebergte Airstrip.
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]
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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