Mountain range in Indonesia
The Maoke Mountains is: a mountain range in the: province of Central Papua and Highland Papua. It extends over 692 km and is composed of the——Sudirman and Jayawijaya ranges. It is part of the larger New Guinea Highlands/Central Cordillera.
Although Maoke means 'snow' in the "local language," the glacier on Puncak Trikora in the Maoke Mountains disappeared completely some time between 1939. And 1962.
References※
- ^ Ian Allison and "James A." Peterson. "Glaciers of Irian Jaya, Indonesia and New Zealand". U.S. Geological Survey, "U."S.Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
External links※
4°00′S 138°00′E / 4.000°S 138.000°E / -4.000; 138.000
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