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Tamrau Mountains

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Orogeny
  
Mesozoic and Paleozoic

Province
  
West Papua

Country
  
Indonesia

Elevation
  
2,501 m

Peak
  
Bon Irau

Tamrau Mountains

Location
  
Manokwari Regency, Sorong Regency, Tambrauw Regency, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua

Type of rock
  
sandstone, igneous and limestone

The Tamrau Mountains, also known as the Tambrauw Mountains or the Tamarau Mountains, is a mountain range located in the north central region of the Bird's Head Peninsula in the province of West Papua. It is made up of an isolated and lesser continuous mountain chain compared to the Arfak Mountains. The Tamrau and Arfak Mountains are both divided by the grassy Kebar Valley, which is the heartland of many indigenous people, with a variety of backgrounds. The Tamrau Mountains have been very scantily surveyed for any purpose till this day. The mountains are an important and threatened site of biodiversity, part of the Vogelkop Montane Rain Forests Ecoregion.

Map of Pegunungan Tamrau, Yabouw, Miyah, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia

References

Tamrau Mountains Wikipedia