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Polynesia

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Mauna Kea (13,796 ft/4205 m)
Countries	United States (69%), French Polynesia (12%), Samoa (12%), Kiribati (2%), Tonga (2%), Niue (1%), American Samoa (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	9,337 sq mi / 24,182 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	3,443 mi / 5,541 km North-South 4,274 mi / 6,878 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	19° 35' N; 155° 26' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Polynesia
Click on neighboring ranges to navigate to them.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Polynesia.

Australia-Oceania	Level 1 (Parent)
New Guinea	Level 2 (Sibling)
Lesser Australian Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Great Dividing Range	Level 2 (Sibling)
New Zealand	Level 2 (Sibling)
Micronesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Melanesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Polynesia	Level 2
Hawaii	Level 3 (Child)
Central Polynesia	Level 3 (Child)
Samoa	Level 3 (Child)
Southern Polynesia	Level 3 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Polynesia

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range3
1.	Mauna Kea	13,796	4205	Hawaii
2.	Mauna Loa	13,679	4169	Hawaii
3.	Puu Poliahu	13,631	4155	Hawaii
4.	Pohaku Hanalei	12,423	3787	Hawaii
5.	Steaming Cone	11,787	3593	Hawaii
6.	Puu Keonehehee	11,560+	3523+	Hawaii
7.	Dewey Cone	11,405	3476	Hawaii
8.	Haleakala	10,023	3055	Hawaii
9.	Haleakala Wilderness High Point	9680+	2950+	Hawaii
10.	Kilohana	9668	2947	Hawaii
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range3
1.	Mauna Kea	13,796	4205	Hawaii
2.	Mont Orohena	7352	2241	Southern Polynesia
3.	Mauga Silisili	6096	1858	Samoa
4.	Mont Ooumu	3888	1185	Central Polynesia

Photos of Peaks in the Polynesia

Mauna Kea: The summit area of Mauna Kea is a rocky moonscape of talus and scree, ascended by a road to service the numerous telescopes near the summit.

Haleakala: From the summit of Red Hill, the vast crater of Haleakala sprawls out below to the east.

Puu Kukui: Walking the boardwalk toward Pu'u Kukui, Maui.

Kaala: The highest point on Oahu rises above sugarcane fields from the North Shore.

Lanaihale: The island of Lanai and Lanaihale, its highest mountain, are practically the same thing.

Mount Tantalus: Bamboo grove on way to Mount Tantalus (Pu'u Ohi'a).

Pu'u Piel: Looking generally west across the Kahana Bay at Pu'u Piel's northeast ridge.

Nounou Ridge: Nounou, or Sleeping Giant, is a low ridge on the lush eastern side of Kauai.

Kohelepelepe: The standard route to Kohelepelepe is an abandoned inclined railroad track - a narrow gaged track with over 1000 railroad ties at abt 30" spacing.

Koko Head: Looking south-west at Kohelepelepe (Koko Crater) from Makapu'u Head.

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