Tafelberg (Suriname)

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F Table Mountain is a max. 1,026 m high plateau in Suriname, in the district Sipaliwini.

Location

It lies between the Emma Chain and the eastern part of the Wilhelmi Stevenage promontory, which forms a unique landscape in Suriname with its immediate surroundings. Table Mountain forms a roughly triangular plateau with a six-mile sides and a base of eight kilometers, ( 1,026 m) drops her from the southeast to the northwest at about 500 m. The nearly perpendicular, steep walls protrude from 200 to 500 meters from the environment. To the east of East Ridge and the northwest of the Northridge access to higher plateau granted. The heavily blended hill is drained by the Augustus, the Geijskes and the Lisa Bach in the northwest. At the edges, they form waterfalls with fall heights of 100 to 200 meters.

Geology and vegetation

Table Mountain is the only Roraima sandstone formation in Suriname. The cool, rainy and windy climate, where the sun breaks through almost lunch only, makes for a poor fauna species and individuals. The vegetation, savannah bush alternating with smaller savannas is orchids and fine thin bamboo species characterized by Clusias, mosses, ferns, as "grass". There exist only a few palm plants and lianas.

Exploration and access

Table Mountain was first described in 1903 by the Dutch Lieutenant AJ van Stockum during Saramacca expedition. Other scientific studies of the area were made in the years 1926 ( Stahel and Ijzerman ), 1943 and 1958 ( Geijskes ) and 1945 ( Maguire ). The mountain is out on the waterway ( Saramacca ) can also be reached by light aircraft.

Nature Reserve

The mountain belongs since 1998 to the largest nature reserve in Suriname, the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.