Carstensz Expedition
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The Carstensz Expedition was made in 1936 by Anton Colijn
, Jean Jacques Dozy
and Frits Wissel. They left on October 29, 1936 from Aika
, a town on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea on December 24 and returned. The aim of the expedition was reached by climbing the highest peak of the Carstenzgebergte, which at the time was the snow covered peak of Ngga Pulu (then about 4,900 m). Since 1936, massive snow melt has caused the nearby rocky spires of Carstensz Pyramid (a.k.a. Puncak Jaya) (4,882 m), which the expedition was unable to climb, to become the highest summit.
Dozy was the geologist of the expedition, and he discovered the Ore Mountains
: the world's largest gold deposit. Because of the inhospitable area it took years before mining of the gold was started.
Anton Colijn
Antonie Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea....
, Jean Jacques Dozy
Jean Jacques Dozy
Jean Jacques Dozy was a Dutch geologist.In 1936, he discovered the Ertsberg on New Guinea that gave rise to the Grasberg copper mine. In 1939, he published an article about his find, but it was neglected due to World War II...
and Frits Wissel. They left on October 29, 1936 from Aika
Aika
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, a town on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea on December 24 and returned. The aim of the expedition was reached by climbing the highest peak of the Carstenzgebergte, which at the time was the snow covered peak of Ngga Pulu (then about 4,900 m). Since 1936, massive snow melt has caused the nearby rocky spires of Carstensz Pyramid (a.k.a. Puncak Jaya) (4,882 m), which the expedition was unable to climb, to become the highest summit.
Dozy was the geologist of the expedition, and he discovered the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
: the world's largest gold deposit. Because of the inhospitable area it took years before mining of the gold was started.