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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maoke Mountains canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Carstensz Pyramid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jayawijaya Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Puncak Jaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Puncak Mandala NERFINISHED ⓘ Puncak Trikora NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudirman Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Indonesian New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
New Guinea highland grasslands
ⓘ
New Guinea montane forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Indonesian ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Maoke” is derived from a local Papuan term NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGlacier |
Carstensz Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meren Glacier (largely vanished) NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwall Firn (largely vanished) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australasian mountain systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Range (New Guinea) NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| region |
Highland Papua Province
NERFINISHED
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Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.