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Puncak Jaya
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Peak of Puncak Jaya
Highest point
Elevation 4,884 metres (16,024 ft)
Prominence 4,884 m (highest point on New Guinea) Ranked 9th
Geography
Location Papua Province, Indonesia
Parent range Sudirman Range
Climbing
First ascent 1962 by Heinrich Harrer and 3 others
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Puncak Jaya (IPA:) (also called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid) is the highest mountain on the island of New Guinea.

Images for kids

  • Puncak Jaya glaciers 1850-2003 evolution map-fr

    Animated map of the extent of the glaciers of the Carstensz Range from 1850 to 2003.

  • Carstensz-expeditie

    Left to right: Anton Colijn, Frits Wissel and Jean Jacques Dozy during the Carstensz expedition in 1936.

  • Puncak Jaya icecap 1936

    Puncak Jaya icecap 1936

  • Puncak Jaya icecap 1972

    Puncak Jaya icecap 1972

  • Puncak Jaya dynamics

    Disappearance of glaciers from Puncak Jaya, 1984–2020

  • Puncak Jaya (NASA astronaut photograph)

    The highland area in 2005, with the Grasberg copper mine pit in the foreground. Its summit is at the far end of the central rib.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Jaya para niños

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