Jayawijaya's Peak

Jayawijaya Mountains is the name for the mountain range that extends lengthwise in the center of the province of West Papua and Papua (Indonesia) to Papua New Guinea Newguinea on. Rows of Mountains which have some of the highest peak in Indonesia was formed by the removal of the sea floor thousands of years ago. Although located at an altitude of 4800 masl, fossilized sea shells, for example, can be seen in limestone and clastic rocks contained in Jayawijaya Mountains. Therefore, besides being a heaven for hikers, mountain paradise Jayawijaya also a world geological researchers.

In addition known as Puncak Jaya, the highest peak is also known as Carstenz Pyramide, or Carstensz.nama Peak was taken from an adventurer from the Netherlands, namely in January Carstensz, who first saw the snowy peaks in the tropics, sepatnya in New Guinea . The observation was made by Jan Crastensz through a ship in 1623. Since not be proved by direct observation, the report was considered absurd.Because, for Europeans, found the snowy mountains in tropical soil is something that is almost impossible.

Truth Carstensz report revealed after nearly three hundred years later, when in 1899 a Dutch expedition to New Guinea make a map and find the snow covered mountain peaks as reported by Crastensz. In honor of Carstensz, the mountaintop is then given the name as the name implies. While the designation Peak Jayawijaya is pemeberian President Sukarno after successfully embrace the sovereignty of West Papua from the Dutch. This name meaning "top of the victory", as an expression of gratitude for the unification of West Papua with the Unitary Republic of Indonesia.

Jayawijaya Mountains are also the only mountain and mountain in Indonesia, which has a peak covered with eternal snow. Although not all of the peak of the cluster Jayawijaya Mountains that has snow. Snow is owned by several peaks even at this time is lost due to weather changes in global.Wisata Nusantara Paradise.

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