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Mountain range in Suriname
Nassau Mountains
Highest point
Elevation320 m (1,050 ft)
Coordinates4°48′N 54°36′W / 4.800°N 54.600°W / 4.800; -54.600
Geography
Nassau Mountains is located in SurinameNassau MountainsNassau MountainsLocation in Suriname
CountrySuriname

The Nassau Mountains (Dutch: Nassaugebergte) is a mountain range in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the House of Nassau.

Guyanancistrus nassauensis, an endemic catfish

The nearby village of Nason is named after the mountain range.

In 2005, Guyanancistrus nassauensis, a new species of catfish, was discovered, and is endemic to the region.

References

  1. Pamaka Development Plan (2017). "Pamaka Ontwikkelingsplan" (PDF) (in Dutch). NIKOS [nl]. p. 70.
  2. Fisch-Muller, Sonia; Mol, Jan H. A.; Covain, Raphaël (2018). "An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex". PLOS ONE. 13 (1): e0189789. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1389789F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189789. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5752014. PMID 29298344.
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