Mount Yamin
Mount Yamin (also Puncak Yamin or Prins Hendrik-top) is a peak found in Papua Province, Papua Island) . Rising around 4,540 m (14,900 ft), it is the fourth highest freestanding mountain in Papua . The mountain is poorly surveyed and explored (no records of any climbs or expeditions).
Mount Yamin | |
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Puncak Yamin / Prins Hendrik-top | |
Mount Yamin Papua Province, Indonesia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,540 m (14,900 ft) |
Prominence | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Coordinates | 4°40′59″S 140°04′52″E |
Geography | |
Location | Papua Province, Indonesia |
Parent range | Jayawijaya (Orange) Range |
Glacierology
In 1913, Mount Yamin (or Prins Hendrik-top, now Puncak Yamin) was named and reported to have some "eternal" snow. Although this "snow" has disappeared since then.
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