Maoke Mountains

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The Maoke Mountains are a major mountain range in the central highlands of New Guinea, known for containing some of the highest peaks in Oceania and remnants of equatorial glaciers.

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Maoke Mountains canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
biogeographicRealm Australasian realm
climate tropical highland climate
contains Carstensz Pyramid
linked to: Puncak Jaya

Jayawijaya Mountains
linked to: Jayawijaya Range

Puncak Jaya
Puncak Mandala
Puncak Trikora
Snow Mountains
Star Mountains
Sudirman Range
continent Oceania
country Indonesia
countrySubdivision Indonesian New Guinea
linked to: Dutch New Guinea
ecoregion New Guinea highland grasslands
New Guinea montane forests
geology tectonically active region
glacierStatus rapidly retreating glaciers
hasFeature alpine terrain
equatorial glaciers remnants
high biodiversity
hasHumanActivity mining near Puncak Jaya
mountaineering
highestPoint Puncak Jaya
highestPointElevation 16024 feet
4884 metres
knownFor containing some of the highest peaks in Oceania
hosting one of the few equatorial glacier systems
locatedIn Central Highlands of New Guinea
Indonesia
New Guinea
Western New Guinea
linked to: western New Guinea
locatedOn island of New Guinea
linked to: New Guinea
mountainSystem New Guinea Highlands
nameLanguage Indonesian
nameMeaning “Maoke” is derived from a local Papuan term
notableGlacier Carstensz Glacier
Meren Glacier (largely vanished)
Northwall Firn (largely vanished)
partOf Australasian mountain systems
Central Range (New Guinea)
New Guinea Highlands
rangeOrientation east–west
region Highland Papua Province
Papua Province

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Puncak Jaya partOf Maoke Mountains
Puncak Jaya isHighestPointOf Maoke Mountains
Maoke Plate namedAfter Maoke Mountains
Papua hasMountainRange Maoke Mountains
Puncak Trikora partOf Maoke Mountains
Puncak Trikora range Maoke Mountains
Sudirman Range mountainSystem Maoke Mountains
Puncak Soekarno partOf Maoke Mountains
Baliem Valley mountainRange Maoke Mountains