List of ultras of Antarctica

List of high mountains in Antarctica

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This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list.

## Antarctica

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Mount Erebus, Ross Island Mount Sidley, Marie Byrd Land Mount Foster, Smith Island Mount Friesland, Livingston Island A view of both Mount Erebus (left) and Mount Terror (right), Ross Island No  | Peak  | Country  | Elevation (m)  | Prominence (m)  | Col (m)

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1  | Vinson Massif |  Antarctica | 4,892  | 4,892 | 0
2  | Mount Erebus |  Antarctica (Ross Island)  | 3,794  | 3,794 | 0
3  | Mount Siple |  Antarctica (Siple Island)  | 3,110  | 3,110 | 0
4  | Mount Stephenson |  Antarctica (Alexander Island)  | 2,987  | 2,987 | 0
5  | Mount Français |  Antarctica (Anvers Island)  | 2,760  | 2,760 | 0
6  | Mount Minto |  Antarctica | 4,165  | 2,616 | 1549
7  | Mount Kirkpatrick |  Antarctica | 4,528  | 2,601 | 1927
8  | Mount Parry |  Antarctica (Brabant Island)  | 2,520  | 2,520 | 0
9  | Mount Sidley |  Antarctica | 4,285  | 2,517 | 1768
10  | Mount Miller |  Antarctica | 4,160  | 2,354 | 1806
11  | Mount Lister |  Antarctica | 4,025  | 2,325 | 1700
12  | Mount Gaudry |  Antarctica (Adelaide Island)  | 2,315  | 2,315 | 0
13  | Mount Hope |  Antarctica | 3,239  | 2,242 | 997
14  | Mount Takahe |  Antarctica | 3,460  | 2,134 | 1316
15  | Mount Foster |  Antarctica (Smith Island)  | 2,105  | 2,105 | 0
16  | Mount Markham |  Antarctica | 4,350  | 2,103 | 2247
17  | Mount Paris |  Antarctica (Alexander Island)  | 2,896  | 2,058 | 838
18  | Mount Murphy |  Antarctica | 2,705  | 2,055 | 650
19  | Hawkes Heights |  Antarctica (Coulman Island)  | 2,000  | 2,000 | 0
20  | Mount Irving |  Antarctica (Clarence Island)  | 1,950  | 1,950 | 0
21  | Toney Mountain |  Antarctica | 3,595  | 1,946 | 1649
22  | Mount Unnamed |  Antarctica (Alexander Island)  | 2,486  | 1,939 | 547
23  | Mount Murchison |  Antarctica | 3,501  | 1,927 | 1574
24  | Mount Supernal |  Antarctica | 3,655  | 1,804 | 1851
25  | Mount Kaplan |  Antarctica | 4,230  | 1,783 | 2447
26  | Mount Frakes |  Antarctica | 3,675  | 1,780 | 1895
27  | Mount Friesland |  Antarctica (Livingston Island)  | 1,700  | 1,700 | 0
28  | Mount Melbourne |  Antarctica | 2,730  | 1,699 | 1031
29  | Mount Terror |  Antarctica (Ross Island)  | 3,230  | 1,696 | 1534
30  | Mount Elizabeth |  Antarctica | 4,480  | 1,657 | 2823
31  | Lars Christensen Peak |  Antarctica (Peter I Island)  | 1,640  | 1,640 | 0
32  | Dome A |  Antarctica | 4,091  | 1,639 | 2452
33  | Mount Discovery |  Antarctica | 2,680  | 1,637 | 1043
34  | Mount Verne |  Antarctica (Pourquoi Pas Island)  | 1,632  | 1,632 | 0
35  | Mount Haddington |  Antarctica (James Ross Island)  | 1,630  | 1,630 | 0
36  | Mount McClintock |  Antarctica | 3,490  | 1,621 | 1869
37  | Mount Brewster |  Antarctica | 2,025  | 1,598 | 427
38  | Brown Peak |  Antarctica (Sturge Island)  | 1,524  | 1,524 | 0
39  | Mount Morning |  Antarctica | 2,725  | 1,515 | 1210
40  | Mount Anderson |  Antarctica | 4,254  | 1,504 | 2750

## South Atlantic

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Mount Paget, South Georgia No  | Peak  | Country  | Elevation (m)  | Prominence (m)  | Col (m)

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1  | Mount Paget |  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 2,934  | 2,934 | 0
2  | Queen Mary's Peak |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Tristan da Cunha)  | 2,062  | 2,062 | 0
3  | Mount Carse |  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 2,330  | 1,720 | 610

## Sources

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* "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences", peaklist.org, Aaron Maizlish
* "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page", peaklist.org, Aaron Maizlish

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