Julianatop

{{Short description|Mountain in Suriname}}

{{Hatnote|For the 4,760 m mountain on New Guinea with the same name, see Puncak Mandala.}}

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| elevation_m = 1280

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| listing = Country high point

| location = Sipaliwini District, Suriname

| range = Wilhelmina Mountains

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Julianatop ({{IPA|nl|jyliˈjaːnaːˌtɔp}}) is the highest mountain in Suriname at {{convert|1280|m|ft|0}}. It is located in the Sipaliwini District. The mountain is named after Juliana of the Netherlands. The Amerindian name of the mountain is Ipinumin ({{lang|en|He who stands alone}}).{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/36806|title=Sapoen van HVB staat stil bij Javaanse immigratie |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=25 June 2020|language=nl}}

The mountain was supposedly climbed by the Amerindian John Tawjoeram during the 1963 Schultz expedition, however there was no trace of John.{{cite news|url=http://www.nickerie.net/News2005/Expeditie-Julianatop/2005-09-02%20-%20DE%20JULIANATOP%20IN%20SURINAME%20-%20%20OP%20JACHT%20NAAR%20HET%20DUIVELSEI.htm|title=DE JULIANATOP IN SURINAME, OP JACHT NAAR HET DUIVELSEI|website=Nickerie.net|access-date=25 June 2020|language=nl}} On 16 September 2006, an expedition set out to climb the mountain and planted the Surinamese flag on the top.{{cite news|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2006/09/16/surinaamse-vlag-wappert-op-de-juliana-top/|title=Surinaamse vlag wappert op de Juliana Top|date=16 September 2006|language=nl|website=Waterkant}}

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