Mount Humboldt

Mont Humboldt, or Mount Humboldt is a mountain in New Caledonia, Melanesia, and is the second tallest mountain in the region, being just ten metres short of Mont Panié.[1]

Mont Humboldt
Highest point
Elevation1,618 m (5,308 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates21.877°S 166.43°E / -21.877; 166.43
Geography
Mont Humboldt is located in New Caledonia
Mont Humboldt
Mont Humboldt
Parent rangeChaîne Centrale

Etymological origins

Its name is derived from Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt.

References

  1. "About New Caledonia". Embassy of France in New Zealand.
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