Carstensz Pyramid (Part II)

 Indonesian communists called it Puncak Jaya (the summit of 

victory), even though this name belonged to a different summit was

 considered to be the highest (Nga pulu). Yet another name for 

Carstensz Pyramid which is also often used, is Jaya Kesuma. This 

name is used in books published by Mapala University. However,

 these days Indonesia uses (rather inconsistently) both names of the 

mountain - Cartensz Pyramid and Puncak Jaya.

Carstenz Pyramid-Puncak Jaya (4884 m, 16023 ft), Puncak 

Mandala (4640m, 15223 ft), and Puncak Trikora (4730m, 15518 

ft), are the three tallest and most well known mountais of west 

papua. Carstensz Pyramid is the tallest of them, and it belongs to 

the snow mountain. They are situated in the west of the central 

highland Jayawijaya.

The legendary tropical snow mountains are situated in the midlle of

 endless jungles in West Papua. They are the logical ending of

 Cembalo Plato. Out of the three mentioned mountains, only

Cartensz Pyramid belongs among them. Although the massif of the

 snow mountains is not too high, and it lies 4 degrees south of the

 equator, it contains four relatively large glaciers. The largest of

 them is not the Cartensz Pyramid, but meren glacier which fringes

 the Nga Pulu peak (4862 m, 15951 ft). Some Indonesians call this

 peak Punck Jaya, because it was long considered to be the highest

 peak of Papua.

And where does the names snow mountains come from? there are

 not only glacier on the summits, but the reason is also the fact that

 snowing is not unusual there. Tropical Snow Storm often bring

 snow to areas situated as high as 4000 m (13123 ft).

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http://mediaranahjaya.blogspot.com

CARSTENZS PYRAMID (Part I)

Carstenzs pyramid 4884 m (16023 ft), is the highest mountain 

inAustrali andOceania. its the eight summit in the seven summit 

project (seven summit on seven tallest mountains on seven 

continents). ThisIndonesianprovince was called Irian Jaya till 2005.

 it lies in New Guinea, which is the world's second largest island.

Carstenzs pyramid, called Puncak Jaya by some, and puncaj Jaya 

Kesuma or only Jaya Kesuma by orthers, is located to th west of the

 central highland called Jayawijaya and Sudirman Mountains. It is 

the tallest mountain in Australia and Oceania. Technically this 

means that carstenzs Pyramid is THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN 

between America and the Himalayas. Officially it carries the name 

of its discoverer-of John Carstenzs, who was a Dutch sea-farer. In 

1623 he brought news to Europe about the snowbound mountain 

right on the equator, but no one believed him. he was the first 

European to see Carstenzs Pyramidwith his own eyes.

"Anyone who has once seen Carstenzs Pyramid longs for it like it was a beautifull woman. it seduces you while remaining mysterious. Once in a while it shows you all of its beauty, only to be covered in the veil of mist a minute later. itsprovocative but unattainable. it makes you tormented and restless, as it does us..." (Petr Jahoda-climber, Papua & Carstenzs Guide) 

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http://mediaranahjaya.blogspot.com