Mont Oave
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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.[1]
Topography
[edit]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.[2]
Culture
[edit]The mountain was featured on French postage stamps in 1979 and 1985.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.