Mont Oave Explained

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 1230m (4,040feet) above sea level.[1]

Topography

The summit is a basalt pillar. With a topographic isolation of 846km (526miles), it is the 55th most isolated peak in the world.[2]

Culture

The mountain was featured on French postage stamps in 1979 and 1985.[3]

References

-9.3917°N -140.0783°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iles-marquises. Communes des Îles Marquises, Government of French Polynesia. 14 July 2013. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081209074122/http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/hc/iles-marquises/dossiers.asp. 9 December 2008.
  2. Book: Helman, Adam. The Finest Peaks: Prominence and Other Mountain Measures. 2005. Trafford Publishing. 978-1-4120-5995-4.
  3. Web site: French Polynesia. 14 July 2013. Mountainstamp.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413224751/http://www.mountainstamp.com/France%20Polynesia%20pages/Ua%20Pou.html. 13 April 2015. dead.

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