Magneetrots is a mountain in the

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 measures 310 metres.

History

The Magneetrots as well as the Tebutop, the

Roseveltpiek Roseveltpiek is a mountain in Suriname at . It is located in the Sipaliwini District. The mountain is named after J.F.A._Cateau_van_Rosevelt, Johan Cateau van Rosevelt. The Rosevelpiek as well as the Tebutop, the Magneetrots, and the Kasikasima we ...

, and the

Kasikasima Kasikasima, also spelt Kassikassima, is a mountain in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is high. The village of Paloemeu and its Vincent Fayks Airport are north, and are the entry point for canoe ride tours to the mountain provided by se ...

were first explored in 1904 during the

Tapanahony Tapanahoni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 13,808. Tapanahoni is a part of Sipaliwini which has no capital, but is directly governed from Paramaribo. Tapanahony is an enormous r ...

expedition. On 16 August 1904, the expedition lead by , made a first unsuccessful attempt at climbing the mountain. On 19 August, they tried again. Magnetic disturbances were observed by several expedition members, and therefore the mountain was named Magneetrots (

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: magnet rock). The first part of the climb was a gentle slope upwards with many overhanging rocks, however near the top, there was a steep wall.

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Bibliography

* * Mountains of Suriname Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-geo-stub