Highlands of New Guinea

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:New_Guinea_Highlands
gptkb:Central_Range
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Kuk_Swamp
gptkbp:climate tropical highland
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Baliem_Valley
gptkb:Central_Papua
gptkb:Highland_Papua
gptkb:Papua_Province
gptkb:Jiwaka_Province
gptkb:Simbu_Province
gptkb:Southern_Highlands_Province
gptkb:Eastern_Highlands_Province
gptkb:Enga_Province
gptkb:Hela_Province
gptkb:Western_Highlands_Province
gptkb:Wahgi_Valley
gptkbp:country gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:elevation 4884 m
gptkbp:fauna birds of paradise
cassowaries
tree kangaroos
gptkbp:firstContactByEuropeans 1930s
gptkbp:flora montane forests
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Puncak_Jaya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Highlands of New Guinea
gptkbp:inhabitedBy gptkb:Enga_people
gptkb:Dani_people
gptkb:Huli_people
gptkb:Melpa_people
Chimbu people
Ipili people
Kalam people
gptkbp:knownFor rich biodiversity
agricultural terraces
diverse languages
traditional cultures
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkb:Trans–New_Guinea_languages
gptkbp:length 1600 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:mainCrops garlic
sugarcane
taro
banana
sweet potato
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity mining
coffee production
gptkbp:mountainRange gptkb:Central_Cordillera
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Timika
gptkb:Wamena
gptkb:Jayawijaya
gptkb:Kerema
gptkb:Kundiawa
gptkb:Mendi
gptkb:Mount_Hagen
gptkb:Nabire
gptkb:Tari
gptkb:Wabag
gptkb:Goroka
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Kuk_Early_Agricultural_Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_long-beaked_echidna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7