Torricelli Mountains

Torricelli Mountains is a mountain range in Sandaun Province, northwestern Papua New Guinea, at coord|3.3833333|S|142.25|E|display=inline,title. The highest peak in the range is Mount Sulen at 1650 meters. The Bewani Mountains are located to the west, and the Prince Alexander Mountains are located to the east. To the north, the mountains slope down to the Pacific Ocean, and to the south lies the basin of the Sepik River.

Ecology

The portion of the range above 1000 meters elevation is home to the Northern New Guinea montane rain forests ecoregion, which also extends across portions of the neighboring ranges. The slopes below 1000 meters are part of the Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests. [Cite web |url=http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0116_full.html |title=Northern New Guinea montane rain forests (World Wildlife Fund) |accessdate=2007-08-17]

One of the most endangered mammals in the world: Scott’s Tree-kangaroo ("Dendrolagus scottae") and Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo ("Dendrolagus pulcherrimus") live in the mountains' rainforest. [Cite web |url=http://www.seacology.org/projects/individualprojects/PNG_torricelli2006.htm |title=Seacology Islands Project |accessdate=2007-01-09]

References

External links

*Northern New Guinea montane rain forests (World Wildlife Fund)]