Sudirman Range
Mountain range on New Guinea
Puncak Jaya and its surroundings
The Sudirman Range, also known as the Snow Mountains,[1] Dugunduguoo, or Nassau Range is a mountain range in Central Papua province, Indonesia. It is named after the first armed forces commander-in-chief and Indonesian national hero Sudirman. It comprises a western portion of the Maoke Mountains. The highest peak in Oceania and Australasia, Puncak Jaya (4,884 m), is located here, as well as the large Grasberg copper and gold mine, operated by the Freeport company based out of the United States. Other peaks of the Sudirman Range are:
- Sumantri (4,870 m)
- Ngga Pulu (4,863 m)
- Carstensz East (4,820 m or 4,808 m)
See also
- Lorentz National Park
References
- ^ "Sudirman Mountains (Snow Mountains)". Papua Insects Foundation. Accessed 5 August 2021. [1]
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Mountain ranges of New Guinea
- Arfak
- Cyclops
- Fakfak
- Foja
- Jayawijaya
- Kumawa
- Maoke
- New Guinea Highlands
- Star (Bintang)
- Sudirman
- Tamrau
- Wondiboy
- Weyland
- Adelbert
- Baining
- Bewani
- Bismarck
- Cromwell
- Emperor
- Finisterre
- Hagen
- Hans Meyer
- Hansemann
- Herzog
- Hindenburg
- Hydrographers
- Kaijende
- Kratke
- Marienberg
- New Guinea Highlands
- Owen Stanley
- Prince Alexander
- Rawlinson
- Rossel
- Ruboni
- Saruwaged
- Schleinitz
- Schrader
- Serra
- Soaru
- Star
- Torricelli
- Verron
- Victor Emanuel
- Wharton
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