List of ultras of Oceania
Appearance
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
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.
Rank | Summit | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Key Col | Location |
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1 | United States | Island of Hawaiʻi | 4207.3 m 13,803 ft |
4207 m 13,803 ft |
3,947 km 2,453 mi |
sea level | 19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W | |
2 | United States | Island of Maui | 3055 m 10,023 ft |
3055 m 10,023 ft |
121.4 km 75.4 mi |
sea level | 20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W | |
3 | United States | Island of Hawaiʻi | 4169 m 13,679 ft |
2164 m 7,099 ft |
40.6 km 25.2 mi |
2006 m 6,580 ft |
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W | |
4 | United States | Island of Maui | 1764 m 5,788 ft |
1731 m 5,678 ft |
34.8 km 21.6 mi |
34 m 110 ft |
20°53′25″N 156°35′11″W / 20.8904°N 156.5863°W | |
5 | United States | Island of Kauaʻi | 1598 m 5,243 ft |
1598 m 5,243 ft |
327 km 203 mi |
sea level | 22°03′31″N 159°29′50″W / 22.0586°N 159.4973°W | |
6 | United States | Island of Molokaʻi | 1512 m 4,961 ft |
1512 m 4,961 ft |
36.4 km 22.6 mi |
sea level | 21°06′23″N 156°52′06″W / 21.1065°N 156.8682°W |
New Zealand
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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
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Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia, is the highest point of New Guinea and all the Earth's ocean islands.
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Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
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Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea.
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Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of the continent and the Commonwealth of Australia.
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The active shield volcano Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth.
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Mont Ross is the apex of Kerguelen Island
See also
References
- ^ The source used for Finesterre High Point [1] 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.