Correction for the height of a Puncak Jaya
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How long is 5,890.790 meters?
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as tall as a Puncak Jaya
The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 4,884 meters.
(a.k.a. Mt. Carstensz, a.k.a. Carstensz Pyramid, a.k.a. Nemangkawi, a.k.a. Carstensz Toppen, a.k.a. Gunung Sukarno) (Papua province, Indonesia)
The highest point in Oceania (and therefore one of the seven summits) peak of Puncak Jaya is
4,884 m. Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, the mountain's namesake, is said to have been ridiculed for claiming to have seen snow near the equator when he reported his discovery of the peak in 1623.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
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APA Style (7th Ed.)
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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
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