Mount Kosciuszko - Higher Australian Mountains

Higher Australian Mountains

Higher peaks exist within territory administered or claimed by Australia, but outside the mainland/continent:

  • Mawson Peak (2,745 m/9,006 ft) on Heard Island
  • Dome Argus (4,030 m/13,220 ft), Mount McClintock (3,490 m/11,450 ft) and Mount Menzies (3,355 m/11,007 ft) in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Higher peaks in the Australian geological continent, but outside the mainland/country:

  • Puncak Jaya (4,884 m/16,024 ft) in New Guinea. It is the highest island mountain in the world, the highest mountain in Indonesia and the highest in the Australian continent and Oceania.
  • Puncak Mandala (4,760 m/15,620 ft) in the Papua province of Indonesia. It is the second highest mountain of the Australian continent, Oceania, Australasia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
  • Puncak Trikora (4,750 m/15,580 ft) in the Papua province of Indonesia.
  • Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m/14,793 ft) in Papua New Guinea. It is the highest mountain in that country.
  • Mount Victoria (4,072 m/13,360 ft) in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
  • Mount Giluwe (4,368 m/14,331 ft) a volcanic mountain in Papua New Guinea. It is the highest volcanic summit in the Australian continent.

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