Tumuk Humak Mountains
| Tumuk Humak Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | 728 m | |
| location | Sipaliwini , Suriname | |
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| Coordinates | 2 ° 25 ′ N , 54 ° 38 ′ W | |
The Tumuk Humak Mountains are about 120 km long mountain range in the southeast of Suriname , in the Sipaliwini district .
It is one of several border mountains with Brazil and the continuation of the mountains of the same name in French Guiana . The watershed of the mountains forms the border with Brazil, where the Tumucumaque National Park joins. The largest elevation on Surinamese territory is 728 m.
As far as is known, the name appears for the first time on the South America map of Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla from 1775 as Sierra de Tumucuraque .
literature
- CFA Bruijning and J. Voorhoeve (main editors): Encyclopedie van Suriname . Elsevier , Amsterdam and Brussel 1977, ISBN 90-10-01842-3 , p. 609.
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Mapa Geografico de America Meridional English, accessed January 24, 2018.