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 3

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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
Papua Province NERFINISHED

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Puncak Jaya partOf Maoke Mountains
Puncak Jaya isHighestPointOf Maoke Mountains
Maoke Plate namedAfter Maoke Mountains