West Northwall Firn, Glacier on Mount Carstensz, Sudirman Range, Indonesia
The West Northwall Firn extended between 4,600 and 4,750 meters above sea level, covering 0.28 square kilometers of mountainous terrain.
The glacier emerged 5,000 years ago as part of a 20-square-kilometer icecap, gradually separating from East Northwall Firn between 1936 and 1962.
Scientists regularly monitored this glacier to study climate patterns and environmental changes in tropical mountain regions of Indonesia.
The glacier's coordinates at 4°03′3.69″S 137°09′33.93″E marked its location northwest of Ngga Pulu and near Puncak Jaya, the highest peak in Oceania.
By 2010, the ice thickness measured 32 meters and decreased by 7 meters annually until its complete disappearance in 2017.
GPS coordinates: -4.06142,137.17398
Latest update: March 7, 2025 02:38
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