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Tombia

Facts Elevation: 1,031 m (3,383 ft) Prominence: 1,031 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Puncak Satu Nappas. Bagging It! Tombia is the highest point on the island of Peleng and is the smallest Ribu! Peleng is the largest of the Banggai islands. The Bakosurtanal map […]

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Lalaitu

Facts Elevation: 1,412 m (4,633 ft) Prominence: 1,412 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku (Moluccas) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! Lalaitu is the highest point on the island of Wetar which is the largest of the remote Barat Daya islands. The Bakosurtanal map does not name this peak but has

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Kabawo Lambohogo

Facts Elevation: 1,063 m (3,488 ft) Prominence: 1,063 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Kabawo Wani Bagging It! This is the highest point on the island of Buton/Butung and may be best known as Kabawo Wani. Published elevations of 1,190m seem unlikely – probably under

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Kiematubu

The island of Tidore consists mostly of this now dormant volcano and many people still refer to it as Mount Tidore or Gunung Tidore. Kiematubu is featured on the Rp 1000 bank note and is a beautiful symmetrical cone shape especially when seen from Ternate island. Interestingly, it is slightly higher than Ternate’s legendary Gamalama volcano yet easier to climb due to the higher trailhead.

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Pulau Obi

Facts Elevation: 1,611 m (5,285 ft) Prominence: 1,611 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Photos Bagging It! The highest point of the island of Obi – although it surely has a separate name of its own. The island lies to the south of the

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Kumawa

Facts Elevation: 1,680 m (5,512 ft) Prominence: 1,636 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! We currently know very little about this peak – please contact us if you can provide any information. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources:

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Cyclops

Facts Photos Bagging It! This mountain range is very close to the city of Jayapura and Jayapura airport. It is probably best approached from near Sentani Lake to the south. There are two peaks of a very similar height (both around 2,000m) about 2 kilometres apart. A GPS reading (in the comment below) of 2,034m

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Wondiwoi

Facts Elevation: 2,187 m (7,175 ft) Prominence: 1,994 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! This peak lies within the Wandammen Nature Reserve and is the highest point on the narrow peninsula. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources: Unknown

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Talakmau

Facts Elevation: 2,919 m (9,577 ft) Prominence: 2,329 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Talamau, Ophir Photos Bagging It! The starting point for Talakmau (previously known as Mount Ophir in Dutch times and now spelt simply ‘Talamau’ by most local people) is the friendly village

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