List of ultras of Oceania

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This is a list of the 67 ultra-prominent peaks (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

There are 12 ultra-prominent summits in Papua, Indonesia.

Rank Peak Country Island Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 4,884 4,884 0
2 Pegunungan Arfak File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 2,955 2,775 179
3 Puncak Mandala File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 4,760 2,760 2000
4 Mount Kobowre File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 3,750 2,217 1533
5 Mount Gauttier File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 2,230 2,007 223
6 Mount Wondiwoi File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 2,180 1,985 195
7 Bon Irau File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 2,500 1,900 600
8 Mount Cycloop File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 2,000 1,876 124
9 Undundi-Wandandi File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 3,640 1,740 1900
10 Mount Kumawa File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 1,680 1,636 44
11 Angemuk File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 3,949 1,565 2384
12 Deyjay File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia New Guinea 3,340 1,555 1785

Papua New Guinea

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] File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,175 3,734 441
2 Mount Suckling File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3,676 2,976 700
3 Mount Wilhelm File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,509 2,969 1540
4 Mount Victoria File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,038 2,738 1300
5 Mount Balbi File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island 2,715 2,715 0
6 Mount Oiautukekea File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Goodenough Island 2,536 2,536 0
7 Mount Giluwe File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,367 2,507 1860
8 Mount Taron File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Ireland 2,379 2,379 0
9 Mount Ulawun File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Britain 2,334 2,334 0
10 Mount Kabangama File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,104 2,284 1820
11 Nakanai Mountains High Point File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Britain 2,316 2,056 260
12 Mount Kilkerran File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Fergusson Island 1,947 1,947 0
13 Mount Piora File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3,557 1,897 1660
14 Mount Bosavi File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2,507 1,887 620
15 Mount Karoma File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3,623 1,883 1740
16 Mount Simpson File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2,883 1,863 1020
17 Mount Kunugui File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Karkar Island 1,833 1,833 0
18 Mount Victory File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1,891 1,831 60
19 Manam High Point File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Manam 1,807 1,807 0
20 Mount Michael File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 3,647 1,787 1860
21 Mount Talawe File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Britain 1,824 1,773 51
22 Barurumea Ridge File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Britain 2,063 1,723 340
23 Mount Sarawaget File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 4,121 1,701 2420
24 Bewani Mountains High Point File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1,980 1,664 316
25 Mount Bel File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Umboi Island 1,658 1,658 0
26 unnamed summit File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Britain 1,951 1,651 300
27 Mount Maybole File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Fergusson Island 1,665 1,597 68
28 Adelbert Range High Point File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 1,716 1,576 140
29 Sibium Mountains High Point File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2,295 1,555 740
30 Mount Shungol File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea New Guinea 2,752 1,518 1234
31 Mount Taraka File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island 2,251 1,511 740

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.

Rank Summit Country Island Elevation Prominence Isolation Key Col Location
1 Mauna Kea[2][3][4][lower-alpha 1] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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][lower-alpha 2] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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][lower-alpha 3] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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][lower-alpha 4] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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][lower-alpha 5] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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

New Zealand has ten ultra-prominent summits.

Rank Peak Country Island Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m)
1 Aoraki / Mount Cook File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 3,724 3,724 0
2 Mount Ruapehu File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand North Island 2,797 2,797 0
3 Mount Aspiring/Tititea File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 3,033 2,471 562
4 Mount Taranaki/Egmont File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand North Island 2,518 2,308 210
5 Mount Tutoko File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 2,723 2,191 532
6 Tapuae-o-Uenuku File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 2,884 2,021 863
7 Single Cone File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 2,319 1,969 350
8 Manakau File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 2,608 1,798 810
9 Mount Taylor File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Island 2,333 1,636 698
10 Skippers Range High Point File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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 File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Guadalcanal 2,335 2,335 0
2 Mont Orohena File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia Tahiti 2,241 2,241 0
3 Mount Tabwemasana File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Espiritu Santo 1,879 1,879 0
4 Silisili File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Savai'i 1,858 1,858 0
5 Mount Veve File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Kolombangara 1,768 1,768 0
6 Mont Panié File:Flag of FLNKS.svg 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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Australia 2,228 2,228 0
2 Mount Ossa File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Heard Island 2,745 2,745 0
2 Mont Ross File:Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.svg French Southern Territories Kerguelen Island 1,850 1,850 0

Gallery

See also

Notes

  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

  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