Kratke Range () is a mountain range in
Eastern Highlands
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Papua New Guinea
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University of Texas at Austin: US Army Map Service, New Guinea Topographic Map Book, TK250, Sheet SB 55-10, Issue 1964
/ref> Several rivers, including Aziana, Yaiga, Lamari and Ramu originate from the mountain.
History
In November 1889, Hugo Zöller became the first European to enter the Kratke Range from the former German colony Kaiser-Wilhelmsland in German New Guinea
German New Guinea () consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups, and was part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, called , became a German protectorate in 188 ...
during an expedition to the Finisterre Range
The Finisterre Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The highest point is ranked 41st in the world by prominence with an elevation of 4,150 m. Although the range's high point is not named on official maps, the name "Mount ...
. He then called it ''Krätkegebirge'', after the governor of German colony, (1845-1934).
Kratke Range was only explored after the German colonial era at the beginning of the 1920s.
Geography
Kratke Range runs south of the Finisterre mountains on the other side of the river Markham and joins the Bismarck Range to the east.
One of the peaks is called Zöllerberg after Hugo Zöller. The highest peak is Mount Tabletop with 3.686 m height.
The mountain is volcanic in nature and is overgrown by tropical mountain rainforest. Above 3,000 m, alpine grasslands predominate. Various endemic bird species live in the mountain such as the Modest tiger parrot
The modest tiger parrot (''Psittacella modesta'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
It is found in the Arfak Mountains and New Guinea Highlands.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
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See also
* Kratke Range languages
References
{{Mountain ranges of New Guinea
Mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea