Cyclops Mountains

Cyclops Mountains

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 namesake for football club Persidafon.

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Geography

Although a fairly small range, they have a highest point of 2160 m. at Gunung Ifar.

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.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ 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


Coordinates: 2°30′S 141°00′E / 2.5°S 141°E / -2.5; 141


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