Carstensz East

Carstensz East is a sub peak of . It contains a small glacier like its nearby neighbors, but it is retreating rapidly. Google Maps is calling Carstensz East alternatively Puncak Jaya Wijaya.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, 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
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The is near the peak of which is a mountain in the of the island of , territorially the eastern highlands of , .

Peak
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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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