| Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains | |
|---|---|
  Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains Location in Suriname | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Coordinates | 4°20′N55°40′W / 4.333°N 55.667°W Coordinates: 4°20′N55°40′W / 4.333°N 55.667°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Suriname |
The Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains ((in Dutch)Van Asch van Wijckgebergte) are a mountain range in Suriname. They are named after Titus van Asch van Wijck, a governor of Suriname. The most highest mountain in the 721 metre Ebbatop [1]
Jonkheer Titus Anthony Jacob van Asch van Wijck was a Dutch nobleman, politician and colonial Governor of Suriname. He served as governor of Suriname and colonial minister in the government of Abraham Kuyper. He was a leading member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP). He twice served as mayor of Amersfoort.
André Kamperveen Stadium, formerly the National Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Since its opening in 1953, the stadium has been the official home stadium of both football teams S.V. Transvaal and S.V. Robinhood and the official national stadium of the Suriname national football team. With an official capacity of 7,100, it is the largest stadium in Suriname.
The Wilhelminagebergte is a mountain range in the district of Sipaliwini in central Suriname. It extends about 113 km (70 mi) from west to east. It is named after Queen Wilhelmina. The Wilhelminagebergte is part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of the Guiana Shield. It belongs to the very ancient (Precambrian) Guiana Highlands. Most of it is in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.
Thomas Wijck was a Dutch painter of port views and genre paintings.
Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijck is an Indonesian serial and later novel by Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah published in 1938. It follows the failed love between Zainuddin, a mixed-race man, and Hayati, a pure Minang woman.
The Ebbatop is the best-known mountain of the Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains situated in the Surinam Sipaliwini district. The Van Asch van Wijck mountain range consists of a series of free-standing mountains dotted throughout a terrain. The highest peaks are roughly 500 to 700 meters high, Ebbatop being the most northern at 721 meters high.
Jonkvrouwe (Lady) Cornélie Caroline "Cox" van Asch van Wijck was a Dutch artist and sculptor.
Van Wijk is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Wijk" may refer to Wijk bij Duurstede or a number of other towns, including Wijk near Leusden, Beverwijk, Rijswijk, Waalwijk, and Wijk aan Zee. 12,750 people in the Netherlands carried the name in 2007. Alternative forms are van Wijck, van der Wijk, van Wyk, and van Wyck. Notable people with the surname include:
Wijck is a Dutch surname derived from the Dutch word for neighborhood, "wijk".
HNLMS Banckert was a Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after the 17th century Dutch admiral Adriaen Banckert. She served during World War II.
Tenggelamnya Kapal Van der Wijck is a 2013 Indonesian romantic drama film directed by Sunil Soraya and written by Imam Tantowi and Dhony Dirgantoro. Starring Herjunot Ali, Pevita Pearce, and Reza Rahadian, the film based on Hamka's novel, Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijck, and released in theaters on 19 December 2013.
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in 1893–1899.
Biodiversity in Suriname is high, mostly because of the variety of habitats and the temperature. The average annual temperature in the coastal area is between 26° and 28° Celsius. Suriname can be divided into four major ecological zones, namely from north to south;
Partial general elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 and 26 June 1860 to elect 37 of the 72 seats in the House of Representatives.
Johannes François Adriaan Cateau van Rosevelt was a Dutch navy officer and civil servant in Suriname where he was, among other things, agent-general for immigration and a member of the Colonial Estates of Suriname. He is known for his map of Suriname.
Thalia Theatre is a theatre in Paramaribo, Suriname. The theatre opened on 20 January 1840.
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