Indonesia is a nation made up of more than 17,500 islands and consequently, the geographical facts of Indonesia are going to be extremely diverse and scattered throughout the country. The islands are home to the 4th largest population on Earth – some 238 million #people. Its most well know island is Bali, a hugely popular tropical travel destination. Having been on the sharp end of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, you can well imagine the ocean and the island landscape are going to feature in the geographical facts of Indonesia. Let’s take a #look at some of them.
1. Tallest Mountain in Indonesia
These intriguing geographical facts of Indonesia begin with its tallest mountain. Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range is the tallest mountain, but it consists of a range of peaks reaching up to just under 5,000 meters. Whilst Puncak Jaya is the highest peak, summits like Ngga Pula and East Carstensz Peak fall just mere meters #below their bigger brother. From a distance it actually looks more like a supersized cliff #face than a mountain.