Mekongga Mountains

Gunung Mekongga
Gunung Mekongga is located in Sulawesi
Gunung Mekongga
Gunung Mekongga
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Highest point
Elevation2,650 m (8,690 ft)[1]
Prominence2,221 m (7,287 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Ribu
Geography
LocationSulawesi, Indonesia
Climbing
Easiest routeLong hike

The Mekongga Mountains (Pegunungan Mekongga, Bingkoka Mountains[2]) are a range of mountains on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes), in Indonesia.[3] Running north-west–southeast, on the western side of the southeast peninsula of the island, they are parallel to and west of the Tanggeasinua Range and lie in the province of Southeast Sulawesi.[4][5] The mountain, Gunung Mekongga, is the highest point at 2,650 metres (8,694 ft).[6]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "World Ribus" WorldRibus.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ Bingkoka Mountains (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ Pegunungan Mekongga (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Kendari, Indonesia, SA 51-14, Series T503 (Map) (first ed.). 1:250,000. United States Army Map Service. 1965.
  5. ^ TPC M-12 AG, Indonesia (Map) (first ed.). 1:500,000. Director of Military Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom. 1972.
  6. ^ "Mekongga Mountains". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

03°41′27″S 121°17′52″E / 3.69083°S 121.29778°E / -3.69083; 121.29778