Editing Seven Summits (section)

==Oceania==
[[File:Mount Wilhelm.jpg|thumb|Mount Wilhelm]]

The highest mountain in [[mainland Australia]] is [[Mount Kosciuszko]], {{Convert|2228|m|ft|0|lk=on}} [[height above sea level|above sea level]]. However, the highest mountain on the [[Australia (continent)|Australian continent]], which also includes [[New Guinea]], is [[Puncak Jaya]] (Carstensz Pyramid), {{Convert|4884|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level,{{efn|1=A higher elevation of {{Convert|5030|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} still appears on some maps and sites, but is accepted by neither Indonesia nor the mountaineering community, nor is it supported by modern surveys. High resolution [[Interferometric synthetic-aperture radar|IFSAR]] data supplied by [http://www.intermap.com/ Intermap] shows no cell higher than {{Convert|4863|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. See also [http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/hope1976/index.html Australian Universities' Expedition] (section 2, page 4).}} in the [[Indonesia]]n province of [[Central Papua]] on the island of New Guinea, which shares the [[Sahul Shelf|Sahul continental shelf]] with Australia. Mount Kosciuszko is considerably easier to climb, requiring only a four-hour, grade 3 return walk from the nearest car park,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosciuszko walk - Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko |url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/kosciuszko-walk-thredbo-to-mount-kosciuszko |website=NSW National Parks |publisher=NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> while Puncak Jaya requires a mountaineering expedition with technical climbing, an approach through dense jungle and the need to charter an aircraft.

Some sources claim [[Mount Wilhelm]] ({{Convert|4509|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) in [[Papua New Guinea]]'s [[Bismarck Range]] (on the island of New Guinea, like Puncak Jaya) as the highest mountain on the Australian continent, on account of Indonesia being a part of [[Asia]]<ref>[http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/ljetopis/2007/51-bind.pdf Statistical Yearbook of Croatia, 2007]</ref> (see [[list of Southeast Asian mountains]], which includes Puncak Jaya and other mountains in [[Western New Guinea]], Indonesia). However, such a definition is [[United Nations geoscheme for Oceania|political]], not geophysical, and would mean that the western part of New Guinea [[History_of_Western_New_Guinea#Incorporation_into_Indonesia|changed continents in 1969]].

In terms of Australia as a country, [[Mawson Peak]] ({{Convert|2745|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) is higher than Kosciuszko. However, it is not located in Oceania, but in the Australian external territory of [[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]] in the southern Indian Ocean. [[Mt McClintock]] ({{Convert|3490|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) is located within the claimed [[Australian Antarctic Territory]] and is the highest peak within territory claimed by Australia, but it is again not in Oceania.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Geoscience Australia]]|title=Highest Mountains|url=https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/landforms/highest-mountains|language=en|access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>  If the island of [[New Guinea]] is excluded, then [[Aoraki / Mount Cook|Mount Cook]] on the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] is the highest mountain in [[Australasia]] at {{Convert|3,724|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Entities listing Mount Wilhelm as the highest point in Oceania or showing boundaries putting Puncak Jaya in Asia include the United Nations,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm|title=United Nations Geospatial Information Section Web Site|website=www.un.org}}</ref> the website 7 Continent Summits,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.7continentsummits.com/|title=7 Continent Summits |website=7 Continent Summits}}</ref> World Atlas,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm|title=World Atlas / World Map / Atlas of the World Including Geography Facts and Flags |website=www.worldatlas.com}}</ref> the ''CIA World Factbook'',<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/indonesia/|title=East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Indonesia – The World Factbook|website=www.cia.gov|date=25 January 2022}}</ref> ''Canada Atlas'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/reference/eng/oceania_eng.jpg |title= Map|format=JPG}}</ref> and Papua New Guinea PNG Trekking.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.pngtrekkingadventures.com/|title=PNG trekking adventures &#124; Battlefield Treks and Culture|website=www.pngtrekkingadventures.com}}</ref>