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Mount Kubor

Coordinates: 6°06′S 144°45′E / 6.100°S 144.750°E / -6.100; 144.750
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Mount Kubor
Mount Kubor is located in Papua New Guinea
Mount Kubor
Mount Kubor
Location in Papua New Guinea
Highest point
Elevation4,359 m (14,301 ft)[1]
Coordinates6°06′S 144°45′E / 6.100°S 144.750°E / -6.100; 144.750[1]
Geography
LocationSimbu Province, Papua New Guinea

Mount Kubor (also known as Mount Leahy [2] in honor of Mick Leahy (explorer) ) is a peak in the Kubor Range in the New Guinea Highlands, in the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. [1]

History

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Mount Kubor was named in 1933 by a member of the first Western expedition group to survey the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mount Kubor, Papua New Guinea Peakbagger.com
  2. ^ Mount Leahy (Mount Kubor) / Papua New Guine at http://www.getamap.net/
  3. ^ Spinks, K. L. (1936). "The Wahgi River Valley of Central New Guinea". The Geographical Journal. 87 (3): 225. doi:10.2307/1786762. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1786762. Mr. J. L. Taylor, a member of the exploration party, exercised his privilege as an Administration Officer to give European names to them. It is the writer's opinion that they should bear the euphonious names by which they are known to the natives of the Wahgi River valley. Moreover these names allow of immediate identification by reference to the natives themselves.