Mount Popomanaseu
Mount Popomanaseu is located in Solomon Islands
Mount Popomanaseu
Mount Popomanaseu
Location in Solomon Islands
Highest point
Elevation2,335 m (7,661 ft)[1]
Prominence2,335 m (7,661 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingCountry high point
Ultra prominent peak
Coordinates9°42′13″S 160°03′43″E / 9.70361°S 160.06194°E / -9.70361; 160.06194[2][3]
Geography
LocationGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Mount Popomanaseu is a volcanic mountain and the highest mountain in the Solomon Islands. It is located on Guadalcanal east of Mount Makarakomburu. At 2,335 metres (7,661 ft), it is the highest peak in the insular South Pacific, excluding New Guinea and its satellite islands. Panning east across the South Pacific, there is no higher mountain until reaching the Andes in South America. The summit is a saddle plateau and can be seen on the range above Henderson airfield. It holds significant cultural importance for the indigenous people and supports vital habitat for many endemic and restricted range species on Guadalcanal.

See also

References

  1. "Mount Popomanaseu, Solomon Islands". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Popomanaseu, Mount". GEOnet Names Server.
  3. "Mt. Popomanaseu" listed in Pacific Islands ultras on Peaklist.org Retrieved 28 September 2011
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