Cyclops Mountains

Cyclops Mountains
Pegunungan Cyclops
Highest point
Elevation 2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Geography
Cyclops Mountains
Location in Western New Guinea
Location Papua, Western New Guinea  Indonesia

The Cyclops Mountains (Indonesian: Pegunungan Cyclops) are located to the west of Jayapura in Papua, Indonesia, and north of Lake Sentani.

In Papua, it is also known as Dafonsoro or Dabonsolo mountain, and is the namesake for football club Persidafon.

Geography

The highest point is Gunung Ifar at 2,160 m (7,090 ft)[1] or 2,158 m (7,080 ft).[2]

History

The Cyclops Mountains were given this name by Louis de Bougainville, who saw them from a distance while sailing along the north coast of New Guinea.

In the 1930s Evelyn Cheesman spent time in this area studying the insects.[3]

Cyclops Mountains Nature Reserve
Pegunungan Cyclops Nature Reserve
Location Papua, Western New Guinea
Nearest city Jayapura
Area 225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Established 1978[4]/1995[5]

Cyclops Mountains Nature Reserve

The Cyclops Mountains were designated as a nature reserve in 1978/1995.[4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Vaisutis, Justine (2007). Indonesia. Lonely Planet. p. 835. ISBN 978-1-74104-435-5.
  2. ↑ "Cyclop Mountains". Papua Insect Foundation. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Tuzin, Donald F. (1997) ‘The Cassowary's Revenge: the life and death of masculinity in a New Guinea society’ University of Chicago Press, p. 86
  4. 1 2 "Pegunungan Cyclops". ProtectedPlanet. 2014–2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Papua: Cyclops Landscape". LESTARI/USAID. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

Coordinates: 2°30′59″S 140°34′58″E / 2.51639°S 140.58278°E / -2.51639; 140.58278


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