Important mountain ranges:
| Important mountain ranges: * Cyclop Mountains, in the northeast near Jayapura, with the highest peak 2158 meter. * Jayawijaya Mountains (Central Mountain Range), in the centre of Papua, between the Sudirman Mountains (Snow mountains) and the Star Mountains. It has high snow covered peaks, like Peak Trikora (Mt. Wilhelmina) with 4730 meter. It includes a very important feature: the famous Baliem Valley. * Sudirman Mountains (Snow Mountains), western part of the Central Mountain Range in Papua, with extremely high snow covered peaks, like Peak Jaya (Mt. Carstensz) with 5030 meter. * Star Mountains, eastern part of the Central Mountain Range in Papua, with Mt. Antares as the highest peak (4170 meter) and others, like Peak Mandala (Mt. Juliana) with 4700 meter, Peak Yamin (Mt. Goliath) with 4595 meter and Peak David with 4581 meter. * Van Rees Mountains, form the western part of the mountain range in the north of Papua. Mt. Dom is with 1430 meter a very modest highest peak. * Foja Mountains (Gauttier Mountains), form the eastern part of the northern mountain range, with peaks of 2000 to 2193 meter high. * Kobowre Mountains (Weyland Mountains) are the westernmost part of the Central Mountain Range. Highest peak is 3891 meter. * Wondiwoi Mountains (Wandammen Mountains) on Wandammen Peninsula form a high mountain ridge running to the north. The highest peak is 2252 meter. * Fakfak Mountains on Onin or Fakfak Peninsula form an isolated mountain range of volcanic origin, with the highest peak being 1619 meter. * Arfak Mountains form the easternmost mountain ridge on Birdshead Peninsula. Mt. Mebo is the highest peak with 2940 meter. * Tamrau Mountains in the Northwest of the Birdshead Peninsula, with Mt. Irau (2582 meter) and Mt. Kwoka (2452 meter) as the highest peaks. Official National Parks: * Cyclop Mountains Reserve * Mamberamo-Pegunungan Foja Reserve * Rouffaer Reserve * Lorentz Reserve * Dolok Island Reserve * Swamp Biru and Wasur Reserve * Wandammen Reserve * Gunung Meja Reserve * Supiori Island Reserve * Northern Biak Island Reserve * Western Waigeo Island Reserve * Batanta Island Reserve * Northern Salawati Island Reserve * Danau Bian Reserve |
| Proposed Nature Reserves according to http://www.wdpa.org/MultiResult.aspx |
| West- Berlat Nature Recreation Park |
| Longitude (DD) 132.08016428 Latitude (DD) -1.42041072 Designation Nature Recreation Park Status Designated Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 9.194 GIS Total Area (ha) 12.475 |
| West-Sidei-Wibain Nature Reserve |
| Longitude (DD) 133.67945480 Latitude (DD) -0.74224314 Designation Nature Reserve Status Designated Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 900 GIS Total Area (ha) 2.719 Site Governance Government Managed Protected Areas |
| West-Tamrau Utara Nature Reserve |
| Longitude (DD) 132.71462407 Latitude (DD) -0.68383597 Designation Nature Reserve Status Designated Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 368.365 GIS Total Area (ha) 346.931 |
| West-Sorong Nature Recreation Park |
| Longitude (DD) 131.35369391 Latitude (DD) -1.00397462 Designation Nature Recreation Park Status Designated Current Status Not Known Establishment Year 1990 IUCN Category V Documented Total Area (ha) 945 GIS Total Area (ha) 499 |
| West-Sausapor Nature Reserve |
| Longitude (DD) 132.03000000 Latitude (DD) -0.52998999 Designation Nature Reserve Status Proposed Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known |
| West-Salawati Utara Nature Reserve |
| Longitude (DD) 130.82937870 Latitude (DD) -1.00210710 Designation Nature Reserve Status Designated Current Status Not Known Establishment Year 1990 IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 57.000 GIS Total Area (ha) 62.269 Site Governance Government Managed Protected Areas |
| West-Gunung Meja Nature Recreation Park |
| Longitude (DD) 134.01164700 Latitude (DD) -0.83884213 Designation Nature Recreation Park Status Designated Current Status Not Known Establishment Year 1980 IUCN Category V Documented Total Area (ha) 460 GIS Total Area (ha) 348 |
| West-Klamono Nature Recreation Park |
| Longitude (DD) 131.43160611 Latitude (DD) -1.20987200 Designation Nature Recreation Park Status Designated Current Status Not Known IUCN Category IV Documented Total Area (ha) 1.909 GIS Total Area (ha) 6.732 |
| West-Jamursba Medi National Park |
| Longitude (DD) 132.54232600 Latitude (DD) -0.36229179 Designation National Park Status Designated Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 46.5179 Site Governance Government Managed Protected Areas |
| West-Kepulauan Asia dan Ajoe Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Longitude (DD) 131.12749221 Latitude (DD) 0.57627361 Designation Wildlife Sanctuary Status Proposed Current Status Not Known IUCN Category Not Known Documented Total Area (ha) 764.06 GIS Total Area (ha) 84.865 |
| West-Kepulauan Raja Empat Game Reserve |
| Longitude (DD) 130.38881097 Latitude (DD) -0.34408668 Designation Game Reserve Status Designated Current Status Not Known Establishment Year 1993 IUCN Category IV Documented Total Area (ha) 60.000 GIS Total Area (ha) 35.931 Site Governance Government Managed Protected Areas |
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