West Papua

East Papua

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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

West-Sidei-Wibain Nature Reserve

West-Tamrau Utara Nature Reserve

West-Sorong Nature Recreation Park

West-Sausapor Nature Reserve

West-Salawati Utara Nature Reserve

West-Gunung Meja Nature Recreation Park

West-Klamono Nature Recreation Park

West-Jamursba Medi National Park

West-Kepulauan Asia dan Ajoe Wildlife Sanctuary

West-Kepulauan Raja Empat Game Reserve

West-Jamursba-Mandi Nature Reserve

West-Misool Selatan Nature Reserve

West-Palau Waigeo Timur Nature Reserve

West-Pegunungan Arfak Nature Reserve

West-Mingima Wildlife Sanctuary

West-Nabire Recreation Park

West-Pegunungan Weyland Nature Reserve

West-Pulau Mapia Wildlife Sanctuary

West-Pulau Sayang Wildlife Sanctuary

West-Pulau Biak (Parieri Recreation Park)

West-Pulau Waigeo Nature Reserve

West-Sabuda Tataruga Wildlife Reserve

West-Gunung Wagura-Kote Nature Reserve

West-Teluk Bintuni Nature Reserve

West-Teluk Lelintah Wildlife Sanctuary

West-Wewe-Koor Nature Reserve

East-Inggresau Nature Reserve

East-Pulau Supriori Nature Reserve

East-Pegunungan Kumawa Nature Reserve

East-Pegunungan Tamrau Selatan Nature Reserve

East-Pulau Anggrameos Wildlife Sanctuary

East-Pegunungan Fakfak Nature Reserve

East-Pegunungan Cyclops Nature Reserve

East-Mamberamo-Pegunungan Foja Wildlife Reserve

East-Mubrani-Kaironi Nature Reserve

East-Jayawijaya Wildlife Reserve

East-Jayawijaya (Extension - Northern)

East- Pulau Numfor Nature Reserve

East-Jayawijaya  (Extension - Southern)

East-Kumbe-Merauke Nature Reserve

East-Sungai Seram Recreation Park

East-Teluk Yotefa Nature Recreation Park

Wondi Boy Nature Reserve