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Mount Oave


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.

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.

The mountain was featured on French postage stamps in 1979 and 1985.

Coordinates: 9°23′30″S 140°04′42″W / 9.39167°S 140.07833°W / -9.39167; -140.07833


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