page_title: Carstensz Glacier
hierarchical_section_title: Carstensz Glacier
caption_attribution_description: Astronaut photo of the Grasberg Mine in Papua province, Indonesia.
context_page_description: The Carstensz Glacier is near the peak of Puncak Jaya which is a mountain in the Sudirman Range of the island of New Guinea, territorially the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia. The glacier is situated at an elevation of approximately 4,600 metres and is 1.5 kilometres east of the summit tower of Puncak Jaya. In 2002 the Carstensz Glacier was 1.4 kilometres in length and .60 kilometres wide.
  The glacier is named after the 17th century Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, commonly known as Jan Carstensz.
context_section_description: The Carstensz Glacier is near the peak of Puncak Jaya (sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid) which is a mountain in the Sudirman Range of the island of New Guinea, territorially the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia. The glacier is situated at an elevation of approximately 4,600 metres (15,100 ft) and is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the summit tower of Puncak Jaya. In 2002 the Carstensz Glacier was 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) in length and .60 kilometres (0.37 mi) wide.
  The glacier is named after the 17th century Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, commonly known as Jan Carstensz.
caption: The Carstensz Glacier is at lower right in this 2005 image. The circular depression to the left is the Grasberg mine, the world's largest gold mine.
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