List of mountains or elevations in Oceania
This is a list of the mountains and elevations in Oceania . The continent of Oceania comprises mainland Australia and the islands north and east of Australia on the continental shelf . The largest of these islands is New Guinea , and there are also the highest mountains in Oceania. Also included are New Zealand and Hawaii peaks .
For some peaks there are different height indications (see notes and sources). Many mountains in Oceania, especially volcanoes and isolated elevations on islands, cannot be assigned to mountains.
| Name of the mountain | height | Mountains | Country | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carstensz pyramid | 4884 m | Sudirman Mountains | Indonesia ( Papua Province ) | also Puncak Jaya (German: Siegesgipfel ) |
| Sumantri | 4870 m | Sudirman Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | also Soemantri Brodjonegoro |
| Ngga Pulu | 4862 m | Sudirman Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | With approx. 100 m of topographical prominence, is considered a secondary summit |
| Puncak mandala | 4760 m | Maoke Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | formerly Wilhelminatop |
| Puncak Trikora | 4730 m | Maoke Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | formerly Julianatop |
| Ngga pilimsit | 4717 m | Sudirman Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | formerly Idenburg Top |
| Puncak Yamin | 4595 m | Maoke Mountains | Indonesia (Papua Province) | formerly Prins Hendrik Top |
| Mount Wilhelm | 4509 m | Bismarck Mountains | Papua New Guinea | highest mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| Mount Giluwe | 4368 m | - | Papua New Guinea | extinct shield volcano |
| Mount Kubor | 4359 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Mauna Kea | 4205 m | - | USA ( Hawaii ) | active volcano in Hawaii |
| Mauna Loa | 4169 m | - | USA (Hawaii) | active volcano in Hawaii |
| Mount Sarawaget | 4121 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| NN | 4120 m | Finisterre Mountains | Papua New Guinea | |
| Mount Bangeta | 4107 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Mount Kabangama | 4104 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Mount Victoria | 4038 m | Owen Stanley Mountains | Papua New Guinea | |
| Angemuk | 3949 m | Indonesia (Papua Province) | ||
| Aoraki / Mount Cook | 3724 m | New Zealand Alps | New Zealand | highest mountain in New Zealand |
| Pegunungan Kobowre | 3750 m | Indonesia (Papua Province) | ||
| Suckling | 3676 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Undundi-Wandandi | 3640 m | Indonesia (Papua Province) | ||
| Deyjay | 3340 m | Indonesia (Papua Province) | ||
| Mount Sefton | 3157 m | New Zealand Alps | New Zealand | |
| Bird head (Mount Mebo) | 3100 m | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Mount Aspiring | 3033 m | New Zealand Alps | New Zealand | highest mountain in New Zealand outside of the Mount Cook group |
| Ruapehu | 2797 m | New Zealand | active volcano, highest mountain on the North Island of New Zealand | |
| Mount Tutoko | 2723 m | New Zealand Alps | New Zealand | fifth highest mountain in New Zealand |
| Mount Balbi | 2750 m | Papua New Guinea | Extinct volcano | |
| Mount Popomanaseu | 2335 m | - | Solomon Islands | highest mountain in the island state of Solomon Islands |
| Mont Orohena | 2241 m | - | French Polynesia ( Tahiti ) | highest mountain in Tahiti |
| Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 m | Snowy Mountains | Australia | highest mountain on mainland Australia |
| Mount Townsend | 2209 m | Snowy Mountains | Australia | |
| Mount Twynam | 2195 m | Snowy Mountains | Australia | |
| Mount Feathertop | 1922 m | Great dividing range | Australia | |
| Mont Tabwemasana | 1879 m | - | Vanuatu | highest mountain in the island state of Vanuatu |
| Silisili | 1858 m | - | Samoa | active volcano and highest mountain in the island state of Samoa |
| Mount Veve | 1786 m | - | Solomon Islands | Extinct volcano |
| Mont Panié | 1628 m | - | France ( New Caledonia ) | highest mountain in the New Caledonia archipelago |
| Mount Ossa | 1617 m | Pelion Range | Australia | highest mountain on the island of Tasmania |
| St Mary Peak | 1171 m | Flinders Ranges | Australia | |
| Uluṟu (Ayers Rock) | 863 m | - | Australia | the most famous mountain in Australia |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski (8000ers.com): The (Eleven) Seven Summits , accessed on March 3, 2015.
- ↑ a b Eberhard Jurgalski: Table of the Triple Seven Summits download as PDF , approx. 7 kB, accessed on March 2, 2015
- ↑ a b Chris Myagar: Peakbagger.com - Ngga Pulu (English), accessed on March 2, 2015
- ↑ cf. Series T401, US Army Map Service, Sheet SB54-1
- ↑ Peakbagger.com: Ngga Pilimsit, Indonesia. Prominence: 557 m, elevation: 4717 m , accessed March 8, 2015
- ↑ Map section: Puncak Yamin 4595m , accessed on March 4, 2015
- ↑ a b c d Aaron Maizlish (2004): Papua New Guinea: 31 ultra-prominence mountains , accessed on March 2, 2015 at peaklist.org.
- ↑ a b c d Jonathan de Ferranti and Aaron Maizlish (2005): Papua, Indonesia: 12 ultra-prominence mountains , accessed on peaklist.org on March 2, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f Aaron Maizlish (2004): Oceania ultra-prominence mountains , accessed on peaklist.org on March 2, 2015.