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New Guinea

Range Type	Island
Highest Point	Carstensz Pyramid (4884 m/16,024 ft)
Countries	Indonesia (50%), Papua New Guinea (50%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	814,171 sq km / 314,352 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,006 km / 1,246 mi North-South 2,684 km / 1,668 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	5° 31' S; 140° 54' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of New Guinea
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the New Guinea.

Australia-Oceania	Level 1 (Parent)
New Guinea	Level 2
Western New Guinea Peninsula	Level 3 (Child)
Northern New Guinea Coast Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Maoke Range	Level 3 (Child)
New Guinea Central Highlands	Level 3 (Child)
Owen Stanley Range	Level 3 (Child)
Lesser Australian Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Great Dividing Range	Level 2 (Sibling)
New Zealand	Level 2 (Sibling)
Micronesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Melanesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Polynesia	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the New Guinea

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Carstensz Pyramid	4884	16,024	Maoke Range
2.	East Carstensz Top	4820	15,814	Maoke Range
3.	Sumantri	4760	15,617	Maoke Range
4.	Puncak Mandala	4757	15,607	Maoke Range
5.	Puncak Trikora	4750	15,584	Maoke Range
6.	Ngga Pulu	4740	15,551	Maoke Range
7.	Ngga Pilimsit	4717	15,476	Maoke Range
8.	Mount Wilhelm	4509	14,793	New Guinea Central Highlands
9.	Valentiyn	4453	14,610	Maoke Range
10.	Mount Giluwe	4368	14,331	New Guinea Central Highlands
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Carstensz Pyramid	4884	16,024	Maoke Range
2.	Mount Wilhelm	4509	14,793	New Guinea Central Highlands
3.	Finisterre Range High Point	4125	13,533	Northern New Guinea Coast Ranges
4.	Mount Victoria	4038	13,248	Owen Stanley Range
5.	Arfak	2955	9695	Western New Guinea Peninsula

Photos of Peaks in the New Guinea

Carstensz Pyramid: A view to get any peakbagger's heart racing: The north face of Carstensz Pyramid, from the high peaks across the valley. Photo by Robert Cassady.

Sumantri: The East Northwall Firn glacier on New Guinea from an airplane, including the peaks of Sumantiri and Ngga Pulu. Photo by "Kel at AWPA".

Ngga Pulu: The East Northwall Firn glacier on New Guinea from an airplane, including the peaks of Sumantiri and Ngga Pulu. Photo by "Kel at AWPA".

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