Lely Mountains


The Lely Mountains are a mountain plateau on the left bank of the Tapanahony and Marowijne rivers in Suriname. The plateau has a maximum altitude of about. In 2005, 25 new species were discovered in the Lely Mountains.
The mountain range is served by the Lelygebergte Airstrip.

Name

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.