Papua New Guinea | Culture, History, People | Britannica
Aug 22, 2022A mountainous zone called the Highlands, extending from the west to the southeast, occupies the central part of the island of New Papua New Guinea those mountains reach elevations in excess of 13,000 feet (4,000 metres), rising to the country''s highest point of 14,793 feet (4,509 metres) at Mount Wilhelm in the Bismarck Range, part of the Central Range.