List of highest points of Oceanian countries

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Topography of Oceania

This page lists the 'highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Oceania defined physiographically. States sometimes associated with Oceania politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Oceania, are not included in this list of physical features.

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Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.

RankCountryHighest pointElevation
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m (7,310 ft) [1]
10Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia Nanlaud 782 m (2,566 ft)
8Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Mount Tomanivi 1,324 m (4,344 ft)
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Puncak Jaya 4,884 m (16,024 ft) [2]
12Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Banaba 81 m (266 ft)
14Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Likiep 10 m (33 ft)
13Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Command Ridge 71 m (233 ft)
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Aoraki / Mount Cook 3,724 m (12,218 ft)
11Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m (794 ft)
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m (14,793 ft)
7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Silisili 1,857 m (6,093 ft)
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Mount Popomanaseu 2,335 m (7,661 ft)
9Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Kao 1,033 m (3,389 ft)
15Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Niulakita 5 m (16 ft)
6Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Mount Tabwemasana 1,877 m (6,158 ft)

Notes

  1. "Rawson Pass: Scenic Public Loo #37". December 2013.
  2. "PapuaWeb: Glaciers of New Guinea (Hope et al 1976)". 8 December 2002.

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