Cyclops Mountains
The Cyclops Mountains are located to the west of Jayapura in Papua, Indonesia, and north of Lake Sentani.
In Papua, it is also known as Dafonsoro or Dabonsolo mountain, and is the namesake for football club Persidafon.Geography
The highest point is Gunung Ifar at or.History
The Cyclops Mountains were given this name by Louis de Bougainville, who saw them from a distance while sailing along the north coast of New Guinea.
In the 1930s Evelyn Cheesman spent time in this area studying the insects.Ecology
The portions of the range above 1000 meters are part of the Northern New Guinea montane rain forests ecoregion. The lower slopes and surrounding lowlands are in the Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests ecoregion.
The Cyclops long-beaked echidna was discovered living in the mountains. It is named for naturalist David Attenborough.The Cyclops Mountains were designated as a nature reserve in 1978/1995.Eponyms
A species of lizard, Emoia cyclops, is named for the Cyclops Mountains.
