Carstensz East

Carstensz East is a 4,820 metre tall sub-peak of . It contains the on its eastern slope but it is retreating rapidly. It used to be considered the second highest peak in Oceania, but has now been surpassed by Sumantri.
Wikipedia
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,820 metres
  • Description: mountain in Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Carstensz Timor”, “Carstensz Timur”, “East Carstensz Glacier Top”, “East Carstensz Top”, and “Gunung Osua Sukarno Timur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carstensz Glacier and Puncak Jaya.

Glacier
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
The is found near the a sub-peak of , Carstensz East. Puncak Jaya is a mountain in the of the island of , territorially the eastern highlands of , .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
or Carstensz Pyramid on the island of , with an elevation of 4,884 m, is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia and within .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peak is a sharp mountain in the western . It rises 4,870 metres. The peak is approximately 2 km northeast of Carstensz Pyramid, the highest mountain of .

Carstensz East

Latitude
-4.08308° or 4° 4′ 59″ south
Longitude
137.18435° or 137° 11′ 4″ east
Elevation
4,820 metres (15,814 feet)
Open location code
6Q7VW58M+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5761940216
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
8530880
Wiki­data ID
Q2940435
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Satellite Map

Discover Carstensz East from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Ukrainian—“Carstensz East” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Balinese: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Banjar: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Batak Toba: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Betawi: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Dutch: “Carstensz East”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Carstensz Top”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كارستينسز ياست”
  • French: “Carstensz oriental”
  • French: “Carstensz Oriental”
  • Georgian: “აღმოსავლეთი კარსტენსი”
  • Indonesian: “Osua Sukarno Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Japanese: “カルステンツ東峰”
  • Ladin: “Carstensz East”
  • Madurese: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Malay: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Minangkabau: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Russian: “Восточный Карстенс”
  • Sundanese: “Puncak Jaya Wijaya”
  • Ukrainian: “Карстенс Східний”

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