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Mount Albert Edward, Papua New Guinea

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First ascent
  
1906 by C A W Monckton

Prominence
  
980 m

Parent range
  
Wharton Range

Elevation
  
3,990 m

Mountain range
  
Wharton Range

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Mount Albert Edward is a 3,990-metre-high (13,091 ft) mountain in the Wharton Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. The mountain consists of two peaks about 400 metres apart, a cross marks the top of the slightly higher western peak and a trig station marks the eastern peak. The mountain lies approximately 120 km north of Port Moresby.

Map of Mount Albert Edward, Papua New Guinea

The first recorded ascent was in 1906 by C A W Monckton. There were further ascents in the early 20th century, but the first detailed account was made in 1935 following an ascent by Richard Archbold and Austin L. Rand in 1933.

References

Mount Albert Edward, Papua New Guinea Wikipedia