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Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain on New Guinea island (4,884 m (16,024 ft), rank 9th). Originally named as Cartensz Pyramid after the Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, who first sighted the glaciers on the peak of the mountain on a rare clear day in 1623. The first person who climbed the peak was Hendrik A. Lorentz in 1909.
Photo credit: Alfindra Primaldhi, uploaded by Mgiganteus1.