Carstensz Glacier

The Carstensz Glacier is found near the a sub-peak of Puncak Jaya (sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid), Carstensz East. Punkak Jaya is a mountain in the Sudirman Range of the island of New Guinea, territorially the eastern highlands of Central Papua, Indonesia. The glacier is situated at an elevation of approximately 4,660 metres (15, 290 ft) and is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the summit tower of Puncak Jaya. In 2002 the Carstensz Glacier was 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) in length and.60 kilometres (0.37 mi) wide. In November 2025 it was only 440 metres (1, 440 ft) length and 100 metres (330 ft) wide. source : Satellite observations on Copernicus Browser The glacier is named after the 17th century Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, commonly known as Jan Carstensz.

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