Mount Oave
Mount Oave (French: Mont Oave) is a mountain and the highest point of the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Oave is a volcanic mountain, located on Ua Pou island at 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) above sea level.
Topography
The summit is a basalt pillar. With a topographic isolation of 846 kilometres (526 mi), it is the 55th most isolated peak in the world.
Culture
The mountain was featured on French postage stamps in 1979 and 1985.
References
- ^ "Iles-marquises" (in French). Communes des Îles Marquises, Government of French Polynesia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Helman, Adam (2005). The Finest Peaks: Prominence and Other Mountain Measures. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4120-5995-4.
- ^ "French Polynesia". Mountainstamp.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
9°23′30″S 140°04′42″W / 9.39167°S 140.07833°W
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