Tafelberg (literally "Table Mountain") is one of the highest mountains in
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
at . It is a
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...
and is part of the
Tafelberg Nature Reserve. The mountain is in the
Sipaliwini District. The
Rudi Kappel Airstrip, former name: Tafelberg Airstrip, is nearby. In 1943, the mountain was climbed for the first time by the
Coppename River expedition led by
Dirk Geijskes.
Notable disasters
* In 1944
US Air Force
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Captain Atkinson while on a reconnaissance flight over the South of Suriname, had to make a crashlanding on the Tafelberg. Fortunately he was rescued after a few days by a military search and rescue expedition.
* On 25 October 1968 a
Douglas C-47A PH-DAA of
KLM Aerocarto flew into the Tafelberg following an engine failure whilst on a survey flight. The aircraft collided with the mountain in cloud, killing three of the five people on board.
References
External links
Google Maps - TafelbergTafelberg expedition
YouTube
Inselbergs of South America
Mountains of Suriname
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