Mont Panié
| Mont Panié | |
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Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 20°35′18″S 164°46′15″E / 20.58833°S 164.77083°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mont Panié | |
| Parent range | Chaîne Centrale |
Mont Panié is a mountain on the island of
special collectivity of France located in the south-west Pacific Ocean. At 1,628 metres (5,341 ft), it is the island's highest point. Mont Panié is situated in the Chaîne Centrale mountain range. The second highest peak on the island, Mount Humboldt
, is nearly as tall as Mont Panié, with an elevation of 1,618 metres (5,308 ft).
Environment
The eastern slopes of the mountain descend directly and steeply to the sea. On the western side are the upper valleys of the Diahot and Ulaeeum Rivers. Above 700 m the vegetation is dominated by dayu biik forest; farther down, between 700 and 300 m, there is a transition zone characterised by niaouli, followed by savannas and anthropogenic areas. The mountain's forests are home to 13 species of palms, three of which are endemic to the massif.[2]
Important Bird Area
The Panié massif has been recognised as an
yellow-bellied robins, New Caledonian thicketbirds, green-backed white-eyes, striated starlings and red-throated parrotfinches. There is also a small breeding colony of Tahiti petrels.[2]
See also
- List of Ultras of Oceania
- List of islands by highest point
References
- ^ a b c "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ a b "Massif du Panié". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
| Authority control databases: National |
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