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List of ultras of Oceania

April 18, 2024

This is a list of the 67 ultra-prominent summits (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)) of Oceania, plus the two Ultras of the Southern Indian Ocean.

Western New Guinea edit

See also: List of Ultras of the Malay Archipelago for other ultra prominent peaks elsewhere in the Indonesian archipelago

There are 12 ultra-prominent summits in 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

Papua New Guinea edit

There are 31 ultra-prominent summits in 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 Mount Taron   Papua New Guinea New Ireland 2,379 2,379 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

Hawaiian Islands edit

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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
1 Mauna Kea[2][3][4][a]   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 / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea)
2 Haleakalā[5][6][b]   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 / 20.7097; -156.2533 (Haleakalā)
3 Mauna Loa[7][8][c]   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 / 19.4756; -155.6054 (Mauna Loa)
4 Puʻu Kukui[9][10]   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 / 20.8904; -156.5863 (Pu'u Kukui)
5 Kawaikini[11][12][d]   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 / 22.0586; -159.4973 (Kawaikini)
6 Kamakou[13][14][e]   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 / 21.1065; -156.8682 (Kamakou)

New Zealand edit

New Zealand has ten ultra-prominent summits.

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 Tūtoko   New Zealand South Island 2,723 2,191 532
6 Tapuae-o-Uenuku   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 edit

There are six ultra-prominent summits in the Pacific Islands, not including those of New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands which are listed separately.

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 edit

The Commonwealth of Australia has two ultra-prominent summits.

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 edit

There are two ultra-prominent summits in the southern Indian Ocean.

Rank Peak Country Island Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Big Ben   Australia Heard Island 2,745 2,745 0
2 Mont Ross   French Southern Territories Kerguelen Island 1,850 1,850 0

Gallery edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74,000 km3 (18,000 cu mi), 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.
  4. ^ The summit of Kawaikini is the highest point of the Island of Kauaʻi.
  5. ^ The summit of Kamakou is the highest point of the Island of Molokaʻi.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "SUMMIT". Datasheet for NGS Station TU2314. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mauna Kea". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mauna Kea". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Haleakalā". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Haleakalā". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "Mauna Loa". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Mauna Loa". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Puʻu Kukui". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Puʻu Kukui". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Kawaikini". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "Kawaikini". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "Kamakou". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "Kamakou". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

Sources edit

  • Most of Oceania
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Indonesia

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This is a list of the 67 ultra prominent summits with topographic prominence greater than 1 500 metres 4 921 ft of Oceania plus the two Ultras of the Southern Indian Ocean Contents 1 Western New Guinea 2 Papua New Guinea 3 Hawaiian Islands 4 New Zealand 5 Pacific Islands 6 Australia 7 Southern Indian Ocean 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 SourcesWestern New Guinea editSee also List of Ultras of the Malay Archipelago for other ultra prominent peaks elsewhere in the Indonesian archipelago There are 12 ultra prominent summits in Papua Indonesia Rank Peak Country Island Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Puncak Jaya Carstensz Pyramid nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 4 884 4 884 0 2 Pegunungan Arfak nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 2 955 2 775 179 3 Puncak Mandala nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 4 760 2 760 2000 4 Mount Kobowre nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 3 750 2 217 1533 5 Mount Gauttier nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 2 230 2 007 223 6 Mount Wondiwoi nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 2 180 1 985 195 7 Bon Irau nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 2 500 1 900 600 8 Mount Cycloop nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 2 000 1 876 124 9 Undundi Wandandi nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 3 640 1 740 1900 10 Mount Kumawa nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 1 680 1 636 44 11 Angemuk nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 3 949 1 565 2384 12 Deyjay nbsp Indonesia New Guinea 3 340 1 555 1785Papua New Guinea editThere are 31 ultra prominent summits in Papua New Guinea Rank Peak Country Island Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Finisterre Range High Point 1 nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 175 3 734 441 2 Mount Suckling nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3 676 2 976 700 3 Mount Wilhelm nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 509 2 969 1540 4 Mount Victoria nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 038 2 738 1300 5 Mount Balbi nbsp Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island 2 715 2 715 0 6 Mount Oiautukekea nbsp Papua New Guinea Goodenough Island 2 536 2 536 0 7 Mount Giluwe nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 367 2 507 1860 8 Mount Taron nbsp Papua New Guinea New Ireland 2 379 2 379 0 9 Mount Ulawun nbsp Papua New Guinea New Britain 2 334 2 334 0 10 Mount Kabangama nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 104 2 284 1820 11 Nakanai Mountains High Point nbsp Papua New Guinea New Britain 2 316 2 056 260 12 Mount Kilkerran nbsp Papua New Guinea Fergusson Island 1 947 1 947 0 13 Mount Piora nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3 557 1 897 1660 14 Mount Bosavi nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2 507 1 887 620 15 Mount Karoma nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3 623 1 883 1740 16 Mount Simpson nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2 883 1 863 1020 17 Mount Kunugui nbsp Papua New Guinea Karkar Island 1 833 1 833 0 18 Mount Victory nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1 891 1 831 60 19 Manam High Point nbsp Papua New Guinea Manam 1 807 1 807 0 20 Mount Michael nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3 647 1 787 1860 21 Mount Talawe nbsp Papua New Guinea New Britain 1 824 1 773 51 22 Barurumea Ridge nbsp Papua New Guinea New Britain 2 063 1 723 340 23 Mount Sarawaget nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4 121 1 701 2420 24 Bewani Mountains High Point nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1 980 1 664 316 25 Mount Bel nbsp Papua New Guinea Umboi Island 1 658 1 658 0 26 unnamed summit nbsp Papua New Guinea New Britain 1 951 1 651 300 27 Mount Maybole nbsp Papua New Guinea Fergusson Island 1 665 1 597 68 28 Adelbert Range High Point nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1 716 1 576 140 29 Sibium Mountains High Point nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2 295 1 555 740 30 Mount Shungol nbsp Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2 752 1 518 1234 31 Mount Taraka nbsp Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island 2 251 1 511 740Hawaiian Islands editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates 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 Rank Summit Country Island Elevation Prominence Isolation Key Col Location 1 Mauna Kea 2 3 4 a nbsp United States Island of Hawaiʻi 4207 3 m13 803 ft 4207 m13 803 ft 3 947 km2 453 mi sea level 19 49 15 N 155 28 05 W 19 8207 N 155 4681 W 19 8207 155 4681 Mauna Kea 2 Haleakala 5 6 b nbsp United States Island of Maui 3055 m10 023 ft 3055 m10 023 ft 121 4 km75 4 mi sea level 20 42 35 N 156 15 12 W 20 7097 N 156 2533 W 20 7097 156 2533 Haleakala 3 Mauna Loa 7 8 c nbsp United States Island of Hawaiʻi 4169 m13 679 ft 2164 m7 099 ft 40 6 km25 2 mi 2006 m6 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 9 10 nbsp United States Island of Maui 1764 m5 788 ft 1731 m5 678 ft 34 8 km21 6 mi 34 m110 ft 20 53 25 N 156 35 11 W 20 8904 N 156 5863 W 20 8904 156 5863 Pu u Kukui 5 Kawaikini 11 12 d nbsp United States Island of Kauaʻi 1598 m5 243 ft 1598 m5 243 ft 327 km203 mi sea level 22 03 31 N 159 29 50 W 22 0586 N 159 4973 W 22 0586 159 4973 Kawaikini 6 Kamakou 13 14 e nbsp United States Island of Molokaʻi 1512 m4 961 ft 1512 m4 961 ft 36 4 km22 6 mi sea level 21 06 23 N 156 52 06 W 21 1065 N 156 8682 W 21 1065 156 8682 Kamakou New Zealand editNew Zealand has ten ultra prominent summits Rank Peak Country Island Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Aoraki Mount Cook nbsp New Zealand South Island 3 724 3 724 0 2 Mount Ruapehu nbsp New Zealand North Island 2 797 2 797 0 3 Mount Aspiring Tititea nbsp New Zealand South Island 3 033 2 471 562 4 Mount Taranaki Egmont nbsp New Zealand North Island 2 518 2 308 210 5 Mount Tutoko nbsp New Zealand South Island 2 723 2 191 532 6 Tapuae o Uenuku nbsp New Zealand South Island 2 884 2 021 863 7 Single Cone nbsp New Zealand South Island 2 319 1 969 350 8 Manakau nbsp New Zealand South Island 2 608 1 798 810 9 Mount Taylor nbsp New Zealand South Island 2 333 1 636 698 10 Skippers Range High Point nbsp New Zealand South Island 1 648 1 598 50Pacific Islands editThere are six ultra prominent summits in the Pacific Islands not including those of New Guinea New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands which are listed separately Rank Peak Country Island Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Popomanaseu nbsp Solomon Islands Guadalcanal 2 335 2 335 0 2 Mont Orohena nbsp French Polynesia Tahiti 2 241 2 241 0 3 Mount Tabwemasana nbsp Vanuatu Espiritu Santo 1 879 1 879 0 4 Silisili nbsp Samoa Savai i 1 858 1 858 0 5 Mount Veve nbsp Solomon Islands Kolombangara 1 768 1 768 0 6 Mont Panie nbsp New Caledonia Grande Terre 1 628 1 628 0Australia editThe Commonwealth of Australia has two ultra prominent summits Rank Peak Country Landmass Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Mount Kosciuszko nbsp Australia Australia 2 228 2 228 0 2 Mount Ossa nbsp Australia Tasmania 1 617 1 617 0Southern Indian Ocean editThere are two ultra prominent summits in the southern Indian Ocean Rank Peak Country Island Elevation m Prominence m Col m 1 Big Ben nbsp Australia Heard Island 2 745 2 745 0 2 Mont Ross nbsp French Southern Territories Kerguelen Island 1 850 1 850 0Gallery edit nbsp Puncak Jaya in Papua Indonesia is the highest point of New Guinea and all the Earth s ocean islands nbsp Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit nbsp Aoraki Mount Cook is the highest point in New Zealand and the apex of the South Island nbsp The dormant shield volcano Haleakala is the apex of the Hawaiian Island of Maui nbsp Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea nbsp The active stratovolcano Mount Ruapehu is the apex of North Island of New Zealand nbsp Mount Arfak is the highest point in West Papua and the Bird s Head Peninsula nbsp The active stratovolcano Ulawun is the apex of New Britain in Papua New Guinea nbsp Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of the continent and the Commonwealth of Australia nbsp Mont Orohena is the apex of Tahiti and the highest point in French Polynesia nbsp The active shield volcano Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth nbsp Mont Ross is the apex of Kerguelen Island nbsp Mount Ossa is the apex of the Australian island of Tasmania See also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp Oceania portal nbsp Mountains portal nbsp Volcanoes portal Outline of Oceania Mountain peaks of Hawaii Ultra prominent summitNotes edit 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 The summit of Haleakala is the highest point of the Island of Maui and the westernmost 3000 meter 9842 5 foot summit of the United States The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74 000 km3 18 000 cu mi 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 The summit of Kawaikini is the highest point of the Island of Kauaʻi The summit of Kamakou is the highest point of the Island of Molokaʻi References edit 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 SUMMIT Datasheet for NGS Station TU2314 U S National Geodetic Survey Retrieved March 20 2016 Mauna Kea Peakbagger com Retrieved March 20 2016 Mauna Kea Bivouac com Retrieved March 20 2016 Haleakala Peakbagger com Retrieved March 20 2016 Haleakala Bivouac com Retrieved March 20 2016 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 Kawaikini Peakbagger com Retrieved March 20 2016 Kawaikini Bivouac com Retrieved March 20 2016 Kamakou Peakbagger com Retrieved March 20 2016 Kamakou Bivouac com Retrieved March 20 2016 Sources editMountains of Oceania at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity Most of Oceania Papua New Guinea Indonesia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ultras of Oceania amp oldid 1186410946 Australia, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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