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East Northwall Firn, the Glossary

Index East Northwall Firn

The East Northwall Firn was a glacier on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Central Papua province, Indonesia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Central Papua, Glacier, Grasberg mine, Ikonos, Indonesia, List of glaciers, New Guinea, Oceania, Puncak Jaya, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Satellite imagery, Sudirman Range, West Northwall Firn.

  2. Former glaciers
  3. Glaciers of Western New Guinea

Central Papua

Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province (Provinsi Papua Tengah) is an Indonesian province located in the central region of Western New Guinea.

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Glacier

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.

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Grasberg mine

The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world.

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Ikonos

IKONOS was a commercial Earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery at 1- and 4-meter resolution.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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List of glaciers

A glacier or is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

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Puncak Jaya

Puncak Jaya (literally "Glorious Peak", Amungme: Nemangkawi Ninggok) or Carstensz Pyramid (Piramida Carstensz, Carstenszpiramide) on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of, is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia.

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Retreat of glaciers since 1850

The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects of climate change.

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Satellite imagery

Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world.

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Sudirman Range

The Sudirman Range, also known as the Snow Mountains, Dugunduguoo, or Nassau Range is a mountain range in Central Papua province, Indonesia. East Northwall Firn and Sudirman Range are Western New Guinea geography stubs.

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West Northwall Firn

The West Northwall Firn was a glacial body on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Central Papua province, Indonesia. East Northwall Firn and West Northwall Firn are Former glaciers, glacier stubs, glaciers of Western New Guinea and Western New Guinea geography stubs.

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See also

Former glaciers

Glaciers of Western New Guinea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Northwall_Firn