Jaya Peak, in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, is the tallest peak on this island
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Jaya Peak | mountain peak, Indonesia | Britannica.com  Highest peak on the island of New Guinea, in the Sudirman Range, western central highlands. Located in the Indonesian province of Papua, the 16024-foot...
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Carstensz Pyramid  Carstensz Pyramid is the highest mountain in Australia and Oceania. It is the eight ... This Indonesian Province was called Irian Jaya till 2005. It lies in New Guinea, which is the world"s second largest island. ... Some Indonesians call this peak Puncak Jaya, because it was long considered to be the highest peak of Papua.
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Puncak Jaya - Wikipedia  Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m) is the highest summit of Mount Carstensz /krstns/ or Mount Jayawijaya in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia (within Puncak Jaya Regency). Other summits are East Carstensz Peak (4,808 m), Sumantri (4,870 m) and ... Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Indonesia, the highest on the island...
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10 Highest Mountains in Indonesia | ESP PROJECT 5  May 27, 2012 ... Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid is the highest summit of Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia. ... the Himalayas and the Andes, and the highest island peaks the world. ... highest mountain inIndonesia outside the mountains of Irian Jaya.
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List of highest mountains of New Guinea - Wikipedia  This list of highest mountains of New Guinea shows all mountains on the island of New Guinea that are at least 3750 m high and have a topographic prominence of 500 m or more. These c. 50 peaks are also the highest mountains of Australasia, where, outside New ... The list also shows the 36 highest thus defined mountains of Indonesia,...
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Indonesia: Grappling with Unrest in Irian Jaya and Aceh - World ...  The Indonesian regions of Aceh and Irian Jaya have flared with violence as ethnic ... has been agitating for independence from Indonesia since the 1970s. ... shot and killed seven people in the town of Merauke in the province of Irian Jaya. ... The government attempted unsuccessfully to nationalize industry in the 1960s.
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List of islands by highest point - Wikipedia  This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point. It includes all islands with peaks higher than 2,000 m. Non-insular (continental) landmasses are included for comparison. Countries and territories listed are those containing the highest point; other .... 49, Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands  Alaid Volcano, 2,339 m (7,674 ft), Russia.
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Free Flashcards about ISLANDS - StudyStack  BAHAMA'S MOST POPULOUS ISLAND, NEW PROVIDENCE .... UNLIKE THE REST OF INDONESIA, THIS EXOTIC ISLAND IN THE LESSER SUNDA .... THE INDIAN OCEAN'S DEEPEST POINT IS IN THIS TRENCH NAMED FOR THE MOST...
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Height of the Tallest Mountain on Earth - Hypertextbook  Measuring from base to peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on earth. ... Although it stands but 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level, its peak is the ... feet (10,200 meters) from the Pacific Floor, it is the world's highest mountain island. ... Mauna Kea, one of five volcanic masses making up the "Big Island"of Hawaii.
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Mount Kenya - Wikipedia  Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 metres (17,057 ft)), .... The peaks of Mount Kenya are almost all from a volcanic origin. ... Although Mount Kenya is on the equator the freezing nightly temperatures result in...
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Borneo - Wikipedia  Borneo is the third-largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia. At the geographic ... To the south and east are islands of Indonesia: Java and Sulawesi, ... The largest river system is the Kapuas in West Kalimantan, with a length of ... Clearwater Cave, for example, has one of the world's longest underground...
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Mauna Kea - Wikipedia  Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 4,207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. .... They are covered by the oldest exposed rock strata on Mauna Kea, the post-shield ... etch the summit, formed by rain- and snow-fed streams that flow only during winter...
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Google Map of the Philippines - Nations Online Project  The potentially-active stratovolcano Mount Apo on the island of Mindanao is the highest mountain in the country with an elevation of 2,954 m (9,692 ft).
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The Largest Japanese Islands - World Atlas  Jul 8, 2016 ... Honshu, Japan's largest island, is also the seventh largest in the world, and home to the ... Shikoku is famous for its 88 temple pilgrimage associated with the ... Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain peak in Japan, an active volcano...
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Papua (province) - Wikipedia  Papua Province (Indonesian: Provinsi Papua) is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. It lies in West Papua region, which comprises the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Papua is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, and by ... The other Indonesian province that shares New Guinea, West Irian Jaya, has...
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List of volcanoes in Indonesia - Wikipedia  The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatau ... The most active volcanoes are Kelud and Merapi on Java island which have been...
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Free Flashcards about WORLD FACTS - StudyStack  OCEANIA HAS 5 PEAKS EXCEEDING 15,000 FEET IN HEIGHT; ALL ARE IN THIS COUNTRY'S SUDIRMAN & JAYAWIJAYA RANGES, INDONESIA.
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JEOPARDY! Game - January 26, 2004  (26) (Video) Irian Jaya's Arfak Mountains Reserve is an important rainforest enclave for these large butterflies with an avian name. $2000 - Triple Stumper.
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Pacific Wrecks - Papua Province (Provinsi Papua, Irian Jaya, Dutch ...  Oct 12, 2016 ... Prewar and during the Pacific War known as Dutch New Guinea. Following Indonesian Independence, the area became known as Irian Jaya Province. Since 2002, Irian Jaya divided ... Puncak Jaya Regency. Carstenz Range.
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Krakatau Indonesia 1883 - Plate Tectonics - Climate Policy Watcher  The island nation of indonesia has more volcanoes than any other country in. ... with more than 130 known active volcanoes in this island-continental margin-arc ... Before the 1883 eruption Krakatau consisted of several different islands including ... above the strait, with the eruption heard 100 miles (160 km) away in Jakarta.
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JEOPARDY! Game - January 7, 2004  (4) Oceania has 5 peaks exceeding 15,000 feet in height; all 5 are in this country's Sudirman & Jayawijaya ranges. DAILY DOUBLE WAGER $1500. $1600 -...