BISMARCK RANGE

northeastern segment of the central highlands of eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. The mountains reach 14,793 feet (4,509 m) at Mount Wilhelm, the highest peak in Papua New Guinea, and often have snow on their summits. The Ramu River has its source in the range, as do tributaries of the Sepik and Purari rivers. Visited in 1886 by the German explorer G.E. von Schleinitz, the mountains were named after Otto von Bismarck.