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.
Western 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) | ![]() |
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 |
Papua New Guinea
There are 31 ultra-prominent summits in Papua New Guinea.
Hawaiian Islands
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.
New Zealand
New Zealand has ten ultra-prominent summits.
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aoraki / Mount Cook | ![]() |
South Island | 3,724 | 3,724 | 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 Tūtoko | ![]() |
South Island | 2,723 | 2,191 | 532 |
6 | Tapuae-o-Uenuku | ![]() |
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
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia has two ultra-prominent summits.
Rank | Peak | Country | Landmass | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Kosciuszko | ![]() |
Australia | 2,228 | 2,228 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ossa | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Heard Island | 2,745 | 2,745 | 0 |
2 | Mont Ross | ![]() |
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.
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest point in New Zealand and the apex of the South Island.
The dormant shield volcano Haleakalā is the apex of the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
Mount Wilhelm is the highest point in Papua New Guinea.
The active stratovolcano Mount Ruapehu is the apex of North Island of New Zealand.
Mount Arfak is the highest point in West Papua and the Bird's Head Peninsula.
The active stratovolcano Ulawun is the apex of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of the continent and the Commonwealth of Australia.
Mont Orohena is the apex of Tahiti and the highest point in French Polynesia.
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
Mount Ossa is the apex of the Australian island of Tasmania.
See also
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 [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.
- ^ "Haleakalā". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Haleakalā". 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.