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Puncak Jaya region icecap, Papua Puncak Jaya (Indonesian: [ˈpuntʃak ˈdʒaja]; literally "Glorious Peak", Amungme: Nemangkawi Ninggok) [2] or Carstensz Pyramid (/ ˈ k ɑːr s t ən s /, 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 ...
This is a list of the Indonesian provinces by highest point, including DKI Jakarta. The highest point in Indonesia is Puncak Jaya, in Central Papua, at 4,884 metres (16,024 feet), which ranks the country as 28th by highest point [citation needed]. Several of the peaks in the list are unnamed, and are better known by the mountain range in which ...
Mount Kerinci (Kerinci: Gunung Kincai, Minangkabau: Gunuang Kurinci, Indonesian: Gunung Kerinci), also spelled Kerintji, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. At 12,484 ft (3,805 m) above sea level, it provides Sumatra with the fifth-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world.
It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. The name "Semeru" is derived from Meru, the central world mountain in Hinduism, or Sumeru, the abode of gods. This stratovolcano is Mahameru, meaning "The Great Mountain" in Sanskrit. [4] [1] It is one of the more popular hiking destinations in Indonesia.
This is a list of all 270 mountains in or bordering Indonesia which have a topographic prominence of at least 1,000 m (3,300 ft) (named "ribus" from the Indonesia word for "thousand") along with 115 less prominent peaks which are considered to have significant tourist interest, known as "spesials".
The mountain range spans nearly 1,700 km (1,100 mi) from the north to the south of the island, and it was formed by movement of the Australian tectonic plate. [9] The plate moves with a convergence rate of 5.5 cm/year which has created major earthquakes on the western side of Sumatra including the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake .
Gandang Dewata National Park is located at Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.. Mount Gandang Dewata (3304 meters) [1] is one of the highest mountains located in the western part of Sulawesi (Quarlesi mountains) and the second highest mountain in Sulawesi after Mount Latimojong (3140 meters) located in Enrekang district.
It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. [2] It is also the highest point in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara . Adjacent to the volcano is a 6-by-8.5-kilometre (3.7 by 5.3 mi) caldera , which is filled partially by the crater lake known as Segara Anak or Anak Laut ( Child of the Sea ...