List of Ultras of Oceania
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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.
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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
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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 | Mauna Kea[2][3][4][5] | United States | Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,803 ft |
4207.3 m13,803 ft |
4207 m2,453 mi |
3,947 kmsea level | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
2 | Haleakalā[6][7][8] | United States | Island of Maui | 10,023 ft |
3055 m10,023 ft |
3055 m75.4 mi |
121.4 kmsea level | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
3 | Mauna Loa[9][10][11] | United States | Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,679 ft |
4169 m7,099 ft |
2164 m25.2 mi |
40.6 km6,580 ft |
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4 | Puʻu Kukui[12][13] | United States | Island of Maui | 5,788 ft |
1764 m5,678 ft |
1731 m21.6 mi |
34.8 km110 ft |
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5 | Kawaikini[14][15][16] | United States | Island of Kauaʻi | 5,243 ft |
1598 m5,243 ft |
1598 m203 mi |
327 kmsea level | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
6 | Kamakou[17][18][19] | United States | Island of Molokaʻi | 4,961 ft |
1512 m4,961 ft |
1512 m22.6 mi |
36.4 kmsea level | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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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Aoraki/Mount Cook is the apex of South Island and the highest point in New Zealand.
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The dormant shield volcano Haleakalā is the apex of the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
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Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea.
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The active stratovolcano Mount Ruapehu is the apex of North Island of New Zealand.
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Mount Arfak is the highest point in West Papua and the Bird's Head Peninsula.
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The active stratovolcano Ulawun is the apex of New Britain 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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Mont Orohena is the apex of Tahiti and the highest point in French Polynesia.
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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
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Mount Ossa is the apex of the Australian island of Tasmania.
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.
- ↑ 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).
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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
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