List of Ultras of Oceania
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) | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,884 | 4,884 | 0 |
2 | Pegunungan Arfak | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,955 | 2,775 | 179 |
3 | Puncak Mandala | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,760 | 2,760 | 2000 |
4 | Mount Kobowre | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,750 | 2,217 | 1533 |
5 | Mount Gauttier | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,230 | 2,007 | 223 |
6 | Mount Wondiwoi | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,180 | 1,985 | 195 |
7 | Bon Irau | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,500 | 1,900 | 600 |
8 | Mount Cycloop | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,000 | 1,876 | 124 |
9 | Undundi-Wandandi | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,640 | 1,740 | 1900 |
10 | Mount Kumawa | ![]() |
New Guinea | 1,680 | 1,636 | 44 |
11 | Angemuk | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,949 | 1,565 | 2384 |
12 | Deyjay | ![]() |
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
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Finisterre Range High Point[1] | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,175 | 3,734 | 441 |
2 | Mount Suckling | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,676 | 2,976 | 700 |
3 | Mount Wilhelm | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,509 | 2,969 | 1540 |
4 | Mount Victoria | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,038 | 2,738 | 1300 |
5 | Mount Balbi | ![]() |
Bougainville Island | 2,715 | 2,715 | 0 |
6 | Mount Oiautukekea | ![]() |
Goodenough Island | 2,536 | 2,536 | 0 |
7 | Mount Giluwe | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,367 | 2,507 | 1860 |
8 | New Ireland High Point | ![]() |
New Ireland | 2,340 | 2,340 | 0 |
9 | Mount Ulawun | ![]() |
New Britain | 2,334 | 2,334 | 0 |
10 | Mount Kabangama | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,104 | 2,284 | 1820 |
11 | Nakanai Mountains High Point | ![]() |
New Britain | 2,316 | 2,056 | 260 |
12 | Mount Kilkerran | ![]() |
Fergusson Island | 1,947 | 1,947 | 0 |
13 | Mount Piora | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,557 | 1,897 | 1660 |
14 | Mount Bosavi | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,507 | 1,887 | 620 |
15 | Mount Karoma | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,623 | 1,883 | 1740 |
16 | Mount Simpson | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,883 | 1,863 | 1020 |
17 | Mount Kunugui | ![]() |
Karkar Island | 1,833 | 1,833 | 0 |
18 | Mount Victory | ![]() |
New Guinea | 1,891 | 1,831 | 60 |
19 | Manam High Point | ![]() |
Manam | 1,807 | 1,807 | 0 |
20 | Mount Michael | ![]() |
New Guinea | 3,647 | 1,787 | 1860 |
21 | Mount Talawe | ![]() |
New Britain | 1,824 | 1,773 | 51 |
22 | Barurumea Ridge | ![]() |
New Britain | 2,063 | 1,723 | 340 |
23 | Mount Sarawaget | ![]() |
New Guinea | 4,121 | 1,701 | 2420 |
24 | Bewani Mountains High Point | ![]() |
New Guinea | 1,980 | 1,664 | 316 |
25 | Mount Bel | ![]() |
Umboi Island | 1,658 | 1,658 | 0 |
26 | unnamed summit | ![]() |
New Britain | 1,951 | 1,651 | 300 |
27 | Mount Maybole | ![]() |
Fergusson Island | 1,665 | 1,597 | 68 |
28 | Adelbert Range High Point | ![]() |
New Guinea | 1,716 | 1,576 | 140 |
29 | Sibium Mountains High Point | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,295 | 1,555 | 740 |
30 | Mount Shungol | ![]() |
New Guinea | 2,752 | 1,518 | 1234 |
31 | Mount Taraka | ![]() |
Bougainville Island | 2,251 | 1,511 | 740 |
Hawai'i
Rank | Summit | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location | Col (m) |
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1 | Mauna Kea[2][3] | ![]() |
Island of Hawaiʻi | m 13,796 ft | 4205 m 13,796 ft | 4205 km 2,453 mi |
3,94719°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4680°W | 0 |
2 | Haleakalā[4][5] | ![]() |
Island of Maui | m 10,023 ft | 3055 m 10,023 ft | 3055 km 75 mi |
12120°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W | 0 |
3 | Mauna Loa[6][7] | ![]() |
Island of Hawaiʻi | m 13,679 ft | 4169 m 7,099 ft | 2164 km 25 mi |
4119°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W | 2005 |
4 | Puʻu Kukui[8] | ![]() |
Island of Maui | m 5,788 ft | 1764 m 5,678 ft | 1731 km 23 mi |
3620°53′25″N 156°35′11″W / 20.8904°N 156.5863°W | 33 |
5 | Kawaikini[9][10] | ![]() |
Island of Kauaʻi | m 5,243 ft | 1598 m 5,243 ft | 1598 km 203 mi |
32722°03′31″N 159°29′50″W / 22.0586°N 159.4973°W | 0 |
6 | Kamakou[11][12] | ![]() |
Island of Molokaʻi | m 4,961 ft | 1512 m 4,961 ft | 1512 km 23 mi |
3621°06′23″N 156°52′06″W / 21.1065°N 156.8682°W | 0 |
New Zealand
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Aoraki/Mount Cook | ![]() |
South Island | 3,755 | 3,755 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ruapehu | ![]() |
North Island | 2,797 | 2,797 | 0 |
3 | Mount Aspiring/Tititea | ![]() |
South Island | 3,033 | 2,471 | 562 |
4 | Mount Taranaki/Egmont | ![]() |
North Island | 2,518 | 2,308 | 210 |
5 | Mount Tutoko | ![]() |
South Island | 2,723 | 2,191 | 532 |
6 | Mount Tapuaenuku | ![]() |
South Island | 2,884 | 2,021 | 863 |
7 | Single Cone | ![]() |
South Island | 2,319 | 1,969 | 350 |
8 | Manakau | ![]() |
South Island | 2,608 | 1,798 | 810 |
9 | Mount Taylor | ![]() |
South Island | 2,333 | 1,636 | 698 |
10 | Skippers Range High Point | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Guadalcanal | 2,335 | 2,335 | 0 |
2 | Mont Orohena | ![]() |
Tahiti | 2,241 | 2,241 | 0 |
3 | Mount Tabwemasana | ![]() |
Espiritu Santo | 1,879 | 1,879 | 0 |
4 | Silisili | ![]() |
Savai'i | 1,858 | 1,858 | 0 |
5 | Mount Veve | ![]() |
Kolombangara | 1,768 | 1,768 | 0 |
6 | Mont Panié | ![]() |
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 | 2,228 | 2,228 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ossa | ![]() |
Tasmania | 1,617 | 1,617 | 0 |
Southern Indian Ocean
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mawson Peak | ![]() |
Heard Island | 2,745 | 2,745 | 0 |
2 | Mont Ross | ![]() |
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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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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Pegunungan 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
- Outline of Oceania
- Mountain peaks of Hawaii
- Ultra-prominent summit
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.
- ↑ Mauna Kea is the highest point of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the State of Hawaiʻi, and the entire 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 5,998 meters (19,678 ft) for a total height of 10,203 meters (33,474 ft)
- ↑ "Mauna Kea". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ Haleakalā is the apex of the Island of Maui
- ↑ "Haleakalā". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ 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". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Puʻu Kukui". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ Kawaikini is the apex of the Island of Kauai
- ↑ "Kawaikini". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ Kamakou is the apex of the Island of Molokaʻi
- ↑ "Kamakou". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
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