Tafelberg
Tafelberg Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Highest point
Elevation	1,026 m (3,366 ft)
Coordinates	3°54′30″N 56°10′20″W / 3.90833°N 56.17222°W / 3.90833; -56.17222
Geography
Location	Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Parent range	Wilhelmina Mountains

Tafelberg (literally "Table Mountain") is one of the highest mountains in Suriname at 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). It is a tepui and is part of the Tafelberg Nature Reserve. The mountain is in the Sipaliwini District. The Rudi Kappel Airstrip, former name: Tafelberg Airstrip, is nearby.^[1] In 1943, the mountain was climbed for the first time by the Coppename River expedition led by Dirk Geijskes.^[2]

Notable disasters

• In 1944 US Air Force Captain Atkinson while on a reconnaissance flight over the South of Suriname, had to make a crashlanding on the Tafelberg. Fortunately he was rescued after a few days by a military search and rescue expedition.
• On 25 October 1968 a Douglas C-47A PH-DAA of KLM Aerocarto flew into the Tafelberg following an engine failure whilst on a survey flight. The aircraft collided with the mountain in cloud, killing three of the five people on board.^[3]