CARSTENSZ PYRAMID

Puncak Jaya or the Carstensz Pyramid (4884 m) is the highest peak of Mount Carstensz (/ k?rst?ns /) in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia (in the Puncak Jaya regency). Another Summit East Carstensz Peak (4808 m), Sumantri (4855 m) and Ngga Pulu (4863). Other names included in the language Nemangkawi Amungkal, and Mount Carstensz Toppen Sukarno.

At 4884 meters (16,024 feet) above sea level, Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Indonesia, the highest on the island of New Guinea (which comprises Indonesia West Papua region plus Papua New Guinea), the highest of Oceania (Australia continent), and the highest mountain -5 politics in Southeast Asia. It is also the highest point between the Himalayas and the Andes, and the highest island peak in the world. Some sources claim Mount Wilhelm, 4509 m (14 793 ft), the highest peak in Oceania, because Indonesia is a part of Asia (Southeast Asia).

Ngga Pilimsit

Ngga Pilimsit (or Mount Idenburg, its colonial name) is a mountain located in the Indonesian province of Papua, in the Maoke Mountains. It rises 4,717 meters (15,476 ft). It is a little over thirteen miles west-northwest of Puncak Jaya, the highest peak of Oceania and Indonesia. The nearest peaks are Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), Wataikwa, Ubia, Venusberg, Otakwa, and Papua Peak 4061. The peak ranks as the sixth highest mountain in Indonesia

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngga_Pilimsit

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Carstensz Glacier

The Carstensz Glacier is near the peak of Puncak Jaya (sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid) which is a mountain in the Sudirman Range, western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia. The glacier is situated at an altitude of approximately 4,600 metres (15,100 ft) and is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the summit tower of Puncak Jaya. The Carstensz Glacier is 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) in length and .60 kilometres (0.37 mi) wide.
Puncak Jaya region icecap in 1936.
Puncak Jaya glaciers in 1972. Left to right: West Northwall Firn, East Northwall Firn, Meren Glacier (now disappeared), and Carstensz Glacier. See also animation.

Research presented in 2004 of IKONOS satellite imagery of the New Guinean glaciers indicated that in the two years from 2000 to 2002, the Carstensz Glacier had lost a further 6.8% of its surface area. An expedition to the remaining glaciers on Puncak Jaya in 2010 discovered that the ice on the glaciers there is about 32 metres (105 ft) thick and thinning at a rate of 7 metres (23 ft) annually. At that rate, the remaining glaciers in the immediate region near Puncak Jaya are expected to last only to the year 2015.

The remaining remnant glaciers on Punkak Jaya were once part of an icecap that developed approximately 5,000 years ago. At least one previous icecap also existed in the region between 15,000 and 7,000 years ago, when it also apparently melted away and disappeared.

Animated map of the extent of the glaciers of the Carstens Range from 1850 to 2003

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