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Mountains in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the most mountainous and volcanically active countries on Earth. Its immense archipelago stretches between mainland Southeast Asia and the island of New Guinea, creating a landscape of active volcanoes, forest-covered ridges, limestone summits, high plateaus, deep calderas, and isolated alpine peaks. The country’s highest mountains rise in Papua, where Puncak Jaya …

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Mountains in Indonesia: A Guide to the Country’s Highest Peaks and Volcanoes

Indonesia is one of the most mountainous and volcanically active countries on Earth. Spread across thousands of islands between mainland Asia and Australia, the country contains equatorial alpine peaks, active stratovolcanoes, immense calderas, crater lakes, tropical cloud forests, high grasslands, and some of the most culturally significant mountains in Southeast Asia. Indonesia’s highest mountains rise …

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