Hans Meyer Range
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The Hans Meyer Range is a mountain range
in the southern part of New Ireland
, Papua New Guinea
, at 4.416667°S 152.966667°E. 2,379 m high Mount Taron, the highest point of the range, is also the highest point of New Ireland. This range was named after German
geographer
Hans Meyer
(1858–1929).
Together with the Verron Range
and the Lelet Plateau, it is one of the main mountainous features of New Ireland.
It is located in the broader southern part of the island and runs roughly in a north-south-direction, parallel to the Verron Range. The Weitin valley divides the two ranges, Hans Meyer on the east and Verron on the west.
As other mountain ranges in Papua New Guinea it is home to many rare species of fauna and flora and is highly biodiverse and covered in thick rainforest
.
This range is part of the New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forest terrestrial ecoregion.
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 the southern part of New Ireland
New Ireland (island)
New Ireland is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km² in area. It is the largest island of the New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are part of the Bismarck Archipelago, named after Otto von Bismarck, and they are separated by...
, 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 4.416667°S 152.966667°E. 2,379 m high Mount Taron, the highest point of the range, is also the highest point of New Ireland. This range was named after German
Germany
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geographer
Geographer
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Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer (geologist)
Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer . Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m...
(1858–1929).
Together with the Verron Range
Verron Range
The Verron Range is a mountain range in the southern part of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, composed of limestone and volcanic rock. The highest point of the mountains is at 2150 m. Together with the Hans Meyer Range and the Lelet Plateau, it is one of the main mountainous features of New Ireland...
and the Lelet Plateau, it is one of the main mountainous features of New Ireland.
It is located in the broader southern part of the island and runs roughly in a north-south-direction, parallel to the Verron Range. The Weitin valley divides the two ranges, Hans Meyer on the east and Verron on the west.
As other mountain ranges in Papua New Guinea it is home to many rare species of fauna and flora and is highly biodiverse and covered in thick rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
.
This range is part of the New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forest terrestrial ecoregion.