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Torricelli Mountains

The 1526th highest mountain range in the world

1,650m

The Torricelli Mountains are a mountain range in Sandaun Province, north-western Papua New Guinea. The highest peak in the range is Mount Sulen at 1650 meters. Adjacent to the range is the Bewani Mountains located to the west and the Prince Alexander Mountains located to the east. To the north, the mountains slope down to the Pacific Ocean, and to the south lies the basin of the Sepik River. The mountains are named after the Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli during the German colonial period. Dozens of Torricelli languages are spoken within this mountain range.

Location: Papua New Guinea.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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