Puncak Jaya
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Elevation
4,884 m
Coordinates
-4.0784, 137.1580
Category
mountains
Overview
Highest peak in Oceania - the highest island summit on Earth.
About
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. Puncak Jaya is ranked 5th in the world by topographic isolation.
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