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Fun fact 5 about Puncak Jaya

Carstenzs Piramida Mountain
mountain

The mountain was closed to tourists and climbers between 1995 and 2005.

Puncak Jaya
Indonesia
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Puncak Jaya

Indonesia

Elevation
4,884 m
Countries
Indonesia
30th tallest mountain in the world

Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m (16,024 ft), is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia and within Oceania. The mountain is located in the Sudirman Range of the highlands of Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia.

From the “Climbing” section

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