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
The 12 ultra-prominent summits of Papua, Indonesia
Rank |
Peak |
Country |
Island |
Elevation (m) |
Prominence (m) |
Col (m) |
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
The 31 ultra-prominent summits of Papua New Guinea
Rank |
Peak |
Country |
Island |
Elevation (m) |
Prominence (m) |
Col (m) |
1 |
Finisterre Range High Point[1] |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,175 |
3,734 |
441 |
2 |
Mount Suckling |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
3,676 |
2,976 |
700 |
3 |
Mount Wilhelm |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,509 |
2,969 |
1540 |
4 |
Mount Victoria |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,038 |
2,738 |
1300 |
5 |
Mount Balbi |
Papua New Guinea |
Bougainville Island |
2,715 |
2,715 |
0 |
6 |
Mount Oiautukekea |
Papua New Guinea |
Goodenough Island |
2,536 |
2,536 |
0 |
7 |
Mount Giluwe |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,367 |
2,507 |
1860 |
8 |
New Ireland High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
New Ireland |
2,340 |
2,340 |
0 |
9 |
Mount Ulawun |
Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
2,334 |
2,334 |
0 |
10 |
Mount Kabangama |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,104 |
2,284 |
1820 |
11 |
Nakanai Mountains High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
2,316 |
2,056 |
260 |
12 |
Mount Kilkerran |
Papua New Guinea |
Fergusson Island |
1,947 |
1,947 |
0 |
13 |
Mount Piora |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
3,557 |
1,897 |
1660 |
14 |
Mount Bosavi |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
2,507 |
1,887 |
620 |
15 |
Mount Karoma |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
3,623 |
1,883 |
1740 |
16 |
Mount Simpson |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
2,883 |
1,863 |
1020 |
17 |
Mount Kunugui |
Papua New Guinea |
Karkar Island |
1,833 |
1,833 |
0 |
18 |
Mount Victory |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
1,891 |
1,831 |
60 |
19 |
Manam High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
Manam |
1,807 |
1,807 |
0 |
20 |
Mount Michael |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
3,647 |
1,787 |
1860 |
21 |
Mount Talawe |
Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
1,824 |
1,773 |
51 |
22 |
Barurumea Ridge |
Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
2,063 |
1,723 |
340 |
23 |
Mount Sarawaget |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
4,121 |
1,701 |
2420 |
24 |
Bewani Mountains High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
1,980 |
1,664 |
316 |
25 |
Mount Bel |
Papua New Guinea |
Umboi Island |
1,658 |
1,658 |
0 |
26 |
unnamed summit |
Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
1,951 |
1,651 |
300 |
27 |
Mount Maybole |
Papua New Guinea |
Fergusson Island |
1,665 |
1,597 |
68 |
28 |
Adelbert Range High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
1,716 |
1,576 |
140 |
29 |
Sibium Mountains High Point |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
2,295 |
1,555 |
740 |
30 |
Mount Shungol |
Papua New Guinea |
New Guinea |
2,752 |
1,518 |
1234 |
31 |
Mount Taraka |
Papua New Guinea |
Bougainville Island |
2,251 |
1,511 |
740 |
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.
The six ultra-prominent summits of the Hawaiian Islands
Rank |
Summit |
Country |
Island |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Isolation |
Key Col |
Location |
1 |
Mauna Kea[2][3][4][5] |
United States |
Island of Hawaiʻi |
7003420730000000000♠4207.3 m 13,803 ft | 7003420730000000000♠4207 m 13,803 ft | 7006394700000000000♠3,947 km 2,453 mi |
5000000000000000000♠sea level |
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea) |
2 |
Haleakalā[6][7][8] |
United States |
Island of Maui |
7003305501700000000♠3055 m 10,023 ft | 7003305501700000000♠3055 m 10,023 ft | 7005121390000000000♠121.4 km 75.4 mi |
5000000000000000000♠sea level |
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W / 20.7097; -156.2533 (Haleakalā) |
3 |
Mauna Loa[9][10][11] |
United States |
Island of Hawaiʻi |
7003416936800000000♠4169 m 13,679 ft | 7003216378000000000♠2164 m 7,099 ft | 7004406300000000000♠40.6 km 25.2 mi |
7003200558800000000♠2006 m 6,580 ft |
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W / 19.4756; -155.6054 (Mauna Loa) |
4 |
Puʻu Kukui[12][13] |
United States |
Island of Maui |
7003176418600000000♠1764 m 5,788 ft | 7003173065800000000♠1731 m 5,678 ft | 7004348000000000000♠34.8 km 21.6 mi |
7001335280000000000♠34 m 110 ft |
20°53′25″N 156°35′11″W / 20.8904°N 156.5863°W / 20.8904; -156.5863 (Pu'u Kukui) |
5 |
Kawaikini[14][15][16] |
United States |
Island of Kauaʻi |
7003159807000000000♠1598 m 5,243 ft | 7003159807000000000♠1598 m 5,243 ft | 7005327340000000000♠327 km 203 mi |
5000000000000000000♠sea level |
22°03′31″N 159°29′50″W / 22.0586°N 159.4973°W / 22.0586; -159.4973 (Kawaikini) |
6 |
Kamakou[17][18][19] |
United States |
Island of Molokaʻi |
7003151211600000000♠1512 m 4,961 ft | 7003151211600000000♠1512 m 4,961 ft | 7004363800000000000♠36.4 km 22.6 mi |
5000000000000000000♠sea level |
21°06′23″N 156°52′06″W / 21.1065°N 156.8682°W / 21.1065; -156.8682 (Kamakou) |
New Zealand
The ten ultra-prominent summits of 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
The six ultra-prominent summits of the 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 |
Australia
Southern Indian Ocean
Gallery
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.
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