West Northwall Firn

The West Northwall Firn was a on Mount Carstensz in the on the island of in province, . The glacier was situated at an elevation of approximately 4,600 metres to 4,750 metres, centered a little over 3 kilometres northwest of and 5 kilometres of , the highest peak of Oceania.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Puncak Jaya and Sumantri.

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
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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 .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is summit on the north rim of Mount Carstensz in the western part of the island of rising 4,862 metres. Trigonometric measurements showed that was the highest mountain of New Guinea and also the highest summit of the Australia-New Guinea continent.

West Northwall Firn

Latitude
-4.0614° or 4° 3′ 41″ south
Longitude
137.1739° or 137° 10′ 26″ east
Open location code
6Q7VW5QF+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 507053930
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Wiki­data ID
Q7986090
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Satellite Map

Discover West Northwall Firn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Georgian to Japanese—“West Northwall Firn” goes by many names.
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთი ნორთუოლის ფირნი”
  • Indonesian: “West Northwall Firn”
  • Japanese: “西ノースウォール・フィルン”

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