List of Ultras of Oceania
Main article: Ultra-prominent summit
This is a list of the 67 ultra-prominent summits (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) of Oceania, plus the two Ultras of the Southern Indian Ocean.
Indonesian New Guinea
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) | Indonesia | New Guinea | 4,884 | 4,884 | 0 |
2 | Pegunungan Arfak | Indonesia | New Guinea | 2,955 | 2,775 | 179 |
3 | Puncak Mandala | Indonesia | New Guinea | 4,760 | 2,760 | 2000 |
4 | Mount Kobowre | Indonesia | New Guinea | 3,750 | 2,217 | 1533 |
5 | Mount Gauttier | Indonesia | New Guinea | 2,230 | 2,007 | 223 |
6 | Mount Wondiwoi | Indonesia | New Guinea | 2,180 | 1,985 | 195 |
7 | Bon Irau | Indonesia | New Guinea | 2,500 | 1,900 | 600 |
8 | Mount Cycloop | Indonesia | New Guinea | 2,000 | 1,876 | 124 |
9 | Undundi-Wandandi | Indonesia | New Guinea | 3,640 | 1,740 | 1900 |
10 | Mount Kumawa | Indonesia | New Guinea | 1,680 | 1,636 | 44 |
11 | Angemuk | Indonesia | New Guinea | 3,949 | 1,565 | 2384 |
12 | Deyjay | Indonesia | New Guinea | 3,340 | 1,555 | 1785 |
See also: List of Ultras of Malay Archipelago for other ultra prominent peaks elsewhere in the Indonesian archipelago.
Papua New Guinea
Hawai'i
Main article: List of mountain peaks of Hawaii
Of the six ultra-prominent summits of the Hawaiian Islands, two rise on the island of Hawaiʻi, two on Maui, and one each on Kauaʻi and Molokaʻi.
New Zealand
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aoraki/Mount Cook | New Zealand | South Island | 3,724 | 3,724 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ruapehu | New Zealand | North Island | 2,797 | 2,797 | 0 |
3 | Mount Aspiring/Tititea | New Zealand | South Island | 3,033 | 2,471 | 562 |
4 | Mount Taranaki/Egmont | New Zealand | North Island | 2,518 | 2,308 | 210 |
5 | Mount Tutoko | New Zealand | South Island | 2,723 | 2,191 | 532 |
6 | Mount Tapuaenuku | New Zealand | South Island | 2,884 | 2,021 | 863 |
7 | Single Cone | New Zealand | South Island | 2,319 | 1,969 | 350 |
8 | Manakau | New Zealand | South Island | 2,608 | 1,798 | 810 |
9 | Mount Taylor | New Zealand | South Island | 2,333 | 1,636 | 698 |
10 | Skippers Range High Point | New Zealand | South Island | 1,648 | 1,598 | 50 |
Pacific Islands
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Popomanaseu | Solomon Islands | Guadalcanal | 2,335 | 2,335 | 0 |
2 | Mont Orohena | French Polynesia | Tahiti | 2,241 | 2,241 | 0 |
3 | Mount Tabwemasana | Vanuatu | Espiritu Santo | 1,879 | 1,879 | 0 |
4 | Silisili | Samoa | Savai'i | 1,858 | 1,858 | 0 |
5 | Mount Veve | Solomon Islands | Kolombangara | 1,768 | 1,768 | 0 |
6 | Mont Panié | New Caledonia | Grande Terre | 1,628 | 1,628 | 0 |
- Excluding New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Australia
Rank | Peak | Country | Landmass | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Kosciuszko | Australia | Australia | 2,228 | 2,228 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ossa | Australia | Tasmania | 1,617 | 1,617 | 0 |
Southern Indian Ocean
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mawson Peak | Australia | Heard Island | 2,745 | 2,745 | 0 |
2 | Mont Ross | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Kerguelen Island | 1,850 | 1,850 | 0 |
Gallery
- Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia, is the highest point of New Guinea and all the Earth's ocean islands.
- Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
- Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea.
- Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of the continent and the Commonwealth of Australia.
- The active shield volcano Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth.
- Mont Ross is the apex of Kerguelen Island
See also
References
- ↑ The source used for Finesterre High Point notes that recent SRTM data suggests an elevation closer to (but at least) 4,120 m. This would support Peakbagger which lists the peak at 4,125 m.
- ↑ The summit of Mauna Kea is the highest point of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi, and all islands of the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Kea is also the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. The shield volcano sits on the ocean floor at a depth of 5998 meters (19,678 feet) for a total height of 10,205.3 meters (33,482 feet).
- ↑ "SUMMIT". Datasheet for NGS Station TU2314. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Mauna Kea". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Mauna Kea". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ The summit of Haleakalā is the highest point of the Island of Maui and the westernmost 3000 meter (9842.5-foot) summit of the United States.
- ↑ "Haleakalā". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Haleakalā". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74,000 km³ (17,800 cubic miles), or enough material to fill the Grand Canyon more than 18 times. Mauna Loa is the southernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of the United States.
- ↑ "Mauna Loa". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Mauna Loa". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Puʻu Kukui". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Puʻu Kukui". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ The summit of Kawaikini is the highest point of the Island of Kauaʻi.
- ↑ "Kawaikini". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Kawaikini". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ The summit of Kamakou is the highest point of the Island of Molokaʻi.
- ↑ "Kamakou". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamakou". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
Sources
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