Adelbert Range
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Adelbert Range is a mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 in Madang Province
Madang Province
Madang is a province on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. The province has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages...

, north-central Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

, at 4.7166667°S 145.25°E. Highest point of the mountains is at 1716 m. As other mountain ranges in Papua New Guinea it is cloaked in rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...

 and is home to many rare species of fauna and flora and is highly biodiverse. Adelbert Range is home to more than 700 species of birds, including 38 species of bird of paradise.
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