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.
There are 12 ultra-prominent summits in Papua, Indonesia.
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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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 |
There are 31 ultra-prominent summits in Papua New Guinea.
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 has ten ultra-prominent summits.
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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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 |
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) |
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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 |
The Commonwealth of Australia has two ultra-prominent summits.
Rank | Peak | Country | Landmass | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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1 | Mount Kosciuszko | Australia | Australia | 2,228 | 2,228 | 0 |
2 | Mount Ossa | Australia | Tasmania | 1,617 | 1,617 | 0 |
There are two ultra-prominent summits in the Southern Indian Ocean.
Rank | Peak | Country | Island | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
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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 |
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The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for major mountain peaks and can even be calculated for submarine summits.