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Puncak Jaya | |
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Carstensz Pyramid / Nemangkawi Ninggok | |
![]() Summit of Puncak Jaya seen from a Helicopter (c. 2020) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,884 m (16,024 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 4,884 m (16,024 ft) Ranked 9th |
Listing | Seven Summits Eight Summits Country highpoint Ultra-prominent peak Ribu |
Coordinates | 04°04′44″S 137°9′30″E / 4.07889°S 137.15833°E |
Geography | |
Location | Central Papua, Indonesia |
Parent range | Sudirman Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1936 by Colijn, Dozy, and Wissels 1962 by Harrer, Temple, Kippax, and Huizenga |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Puncak Jaya (Indonesian: [ˈpuntʃak ˈdʒaja]; literally "Glorious Peak", Amungme: Nemangkawi Ninggok)[2] or Carstensz Pyramid (/ˈkɑːrstəns/, Indonesian: Piramida Carstensz, Dutch: Carstenszpiramide) on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m (16,024 ft), is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia. As the western half of New Guinea is politically associated with Southeast Asia (on account of being part of Indonesia), Puncak Jaya can be considered the 8th highest mountain of this region. However, as the whole island of New Guinea is biogeographically part of the Australian continent, the peak can also be considered the highest of all Oceania, and thus one of the Seven Summits.
The mountain is located in the Sudirman Range of the highlands of Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia. Puncak Jaya is ranked 5th in the world by topographic isolation.
The massive, open cut Grasberg gold and copper mine, the world's second-largest gold mine, is four kilometres (2+1⁄2 miles) west of Puncak Jaya.
Other summits are East Carstensz Peak (4,808 m [15,774 ft]), Sumantri (4,870 m [15,980 ft]) and Ngga Pulu (4,863 m [15,955 ft]). Other names include Nemangkawi in the Amungkal language, Carstensz Toppen and Gunung Soekarno.[3] It is also the highest point between the Himalayas and the Andes.