Arfak Mountains

Arfak Mountains

The Arfak Mountains are a mountain range found on the Bird's Head Peninsula in the Province of West Papua, Indonesia. The mountain range is rugged and remote, raising up to 7,700 feet above sea level. Found near the town of Manokwari, the mountains are an important and threatened site of biodiversity, part of the Vogelkop Montane Rain Forests Ecoregion.

References

*WWF [http://www.worldwildlife.org/expeditions/newguinea/notes_vogelkop1.cfm Bird Watching on Bird's Head] , and the Threats to the Region Vogelkop Montane Rain Forests. Accessed 11 September 2006


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