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The Star Mountains (Dutch (colonial): Sterrengebergte; Indonesian: Pegunungan Bintang) are a mountain range in western Papua New Guinea and the eastern end of Highland Papua, Indonesia, stretching from the eastern end of Indonesia to the Hindenburg Range in Papua New Guinea.

Star Mountains
The Star Mountains, from space. Telefomin and Tabubil can be seen clearly in this image.
Highest point
Peak4.760 m (Puncak Mandala)
Elevation3,970 m (13,020 ft) 
Geography
StatePapua New Guinea
Range coordinates5°S 141°E
Parent rangeIsland of New Guinea

The Indonesian Pegunungan Bintang Regency and Star Mountains Rural LLG in Papua New Guinea are named after the mountain range.


History


The earlier Western expedition to the mountains was led by Jan Sneep, a Dutch colonial civil servant who operated from the Sibil Valley. The expedition, which started in April 1959, mapped the terrain and collected anthropological data of the people who lived in the area. The expedition used two small Bell helicopters, but the altitudes severely limited their effectiveness and one of them crashed, forcing the expedition to rely more on traditional man power. Climbers from the expedition reached the peak of Puncak Mandala on 9 September 1959.[1]


Climate


The Star Mountains have an annual rainfall of more than 10,000 mm/year, and although no official scientific weather station has ever been established it has been claimed to be one of the wettest places on earth.[2]


Languages


In terms of the number of independent language families, the Star Mountains are one of the most linguistically diverse regions in New Guinea.[3][4] These language families and isolates include:


References


  1. Jansen Hendriks, Gerda. "Sterrengebergte" (in Dutch). NPO. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. McKinnon, Rowan, Carillet, Jean-Bernand, Starnes, Dean (2008). Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Lonely Planet. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-74104-580-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  4. Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.



На других языках


- [en] Star Mountains

[fr] Monts Star

Les monts Star sont un massif montagneux entre l'Indonésie et la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée situé dans la cordillère Centrale qui traverse d'est en ouest l'île de Nouvelle-Guinée. Le massif est situé dans une zone très reculée entre la frontière Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Indonésie et le massif Hindenburg dans la province de l'Ouest.

[it] Star Mountains

Le Star Mountains sono un massiccio montuoso della Papua Nuova Guinea situato nella cordigliera centrale che attraversa da est ad ovest l'isola della Nuova Guinea. Il massiccio è situato in una zona molto remota tra la frontiera Papua Nuova Guinea-Indonesia e il massiccio Hindenburg nella Provincia Occidentale.



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