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
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 |
See also: List of Ultras of Malay Archipelago for other ultra prominent peaks elsewhere in the Indonesian archipelago.
Papua New Guinea
There are 31 ultra-prominent summits in 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mauna Kea[2][3][4][lower-alpha 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 | 19.8207°N 155.4681°W |
2 | Haleakalā[5][6][lower-alpha 2] | United States | Island of Maui | 3055 m 10,023 ft | 3055 m 10,023 ft | 121.4 km 75.4 mi |
sea level | 20.7097°N 156.2533°W |
3 | Mauna Loa[7][8][lower-alpha 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 |
19.4756°N 155.6054°W |
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 |
20.8904°N 156.5863°W |
5 | Kawaikini[11][12][lower-alpha 4] | United States | Island of Kauaʻi | 1598 m 5,243 ft | 1598 m 5,243 ft | 327 km 203 mi |
sea level | 22.0586°N 159.4973°W |
6 | Kamakou[13][14][lower-alpha 5] | United States | Island of Molokaʻi | 1512 m 4,961 ft | 1512 m 4,961 ft | 36.4 km 22.6 mi |
sea level | 21.1065°N 156.8682°W |
New Zealand
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 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
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
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
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 and Antarctic Lands | Kerguelen Island | 1,850 | 1,850 | 0 |
Gallery
- Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia, is the highest point of New Guinea and all the Earth's ocean islands.
- Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
- Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea.
- Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of the continent and the Commonwealth of Australia.
- The active shield volcano Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth.
- Mont Ross is the apex of Kerguelen Island
See also
- Outline of Oceania
- Mountain peaks of Hawaii
- Ultra-prominent summit
Notes
- 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 Haleakalā 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 (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.
- 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
- 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.
- "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.
- "Haleakalā". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
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- "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.