The Eilerts de Haan Mountains ( nl, Eilerts de Haangebergte) are a mountain range in

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created i ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. It is a southern part of

Wilhelmina Mountains The Wilhelminagebergte () is a mountain range in the district of Sipaliwini in central Suriname. It extends about from west to east. It is named after Queen Wilhelmina. The Wilhelminagebergte is part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of the Guiana Shiel ...

and is maximum 986 m high. The mountain range is part of the

Central Suriname Nature Reserve The Central Suriname Nature Reserve ( nl, Centraal Suriname Natuurreservaat (CSNR)) is a conservation unit in Suriname. It preserves an area of tropical rainforest. The reserve is in pristine condition. History The Central Suriname Nature Reserv ...

. The first scientific expeditions were made in the early 20th century by cartographer Eilerts de Haan, who died of

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in 1910 and is buried at the bottom of this mountain range.

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* Mountain ranges of Suriname {{Suriname-geo-stub