Carstensz Glacier

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Carstensz Glacier is a rapidly shrinking tropical mountain glacier located on the slopes of Puncak Jaya in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia.

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Label Occurrences
Carstensz Glacier canonical 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain glacier
tropical glacier
alsoKnownAs Carstensz Icefield NERFINISHED
climateZone tropical
continent Asia
country Indonesia
elevationRange above 4,000 metres
geologicalSetting equatorial high mountain environment
hasIceVolumeTrend decreasing
hasLatitude approximately 4°S
hasLongitude approximately 137°E
hasSnowlineTrend rising
hasSurfaceAreaTrend decreasing
isAccessibleFrom Timika NERFINISHED
isIndicatorOf tropical climate change
isMonitoredFor glacial retreat
isOneOf few remaining tropical glaciers
isRapidlyShrinking true
isRetreating true
isWithin Sudirman Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedIn Indonesia
Papua NERFINISHED
central highlands of Papua
locatedOn Puncak Jaya NERFINISHED
mountainRange Sudirman Range NERFINISHED
nearbyPeak Puncak Jaya summit NERFINISHED
partOf Puncak Jaya ice cap NERFINISHED
primaryCauseOfRetreat climate change
region Western New Guinea NERFINISHED

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Puncak Jaya hasGlacier Carstensz Glacier