Jayawijaya Mountains Explained

Jayawijaya Mountains
Other Name:Pegunungan Jayawijaya
Map:Indonesia Western New Guinea
Highest:Puncak Mandala
Elevation M:4760
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Location:New Guinea
Country:Indonesia
State Type:Province
State:Highland Papua
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Range:New Guinea Highlands

The Jayawijaya Mountains, formerly known as the Orange Range, are the eastern mountain range of the Maoke Mountains in the central highlands region of the Indonesian part of New Guinea. The range extends for east of the Sudirman Range to the Star Mountains. Its highest point is Puncak Mandala at 4760m (15,620feet). The Baliem River has its source in the range.

Inhabitants of the range include the Ketengban.[1]

Jayawijaya Mountains Wildlife Refuge, also known as Pegunungan Jayawijaya Wildlife Refuge, covers part of the range.[2]

The range's Eternity Glaciers are projected to vanish by the year 2026, due both to climate change and strong El Niño weather patterns. The glaciers' depth has declined from in 2010 to in 2021.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Diamond & Bishop (1999)
  2. UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Pegunungan Jayawijaya from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. News: Rebecca . Ratcliffe . Indonesia's tropical Eternity Glaciers could vanish within years, experts say . 25 August 2023 . . 27 August 2023.