Nassau Mountains

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Nassau Mountains
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Highest point
Elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
Coordinates 4°48′N54°36′W / 4.800°N 54.600°W / 4.800; -54.600 Coordinates: 4°48′N54°36′W / 4.800°N 54.600°W / 4.800; -54.600
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Nassau Mountains
Location in Suriname
Country Suriname

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 Live-color photograph of Guyanancistrus nassauensis -- modified from Fig. 6 in Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain (2018).png
Guyanancistrus nassauensis , an endemic catfish

The nearby village of Nason is named after the mountain range. [1]

In 2005, Guyanancistrus nassauensis , a new species of catfish, was discovered, and is endemic to the region. [2]

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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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189789 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   5752014 . PMID   29298344.