Mount Humboldt

Mont Humboldt
Mont Humboldt
Highest point
Elevation	1,618 m (5,308 ft)
Prominence	1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Isolation	223.34 km (138.78 mi)
Listing	Ribu
Coordinates	21°52′37″S 166°25′48″E / 21.877°S 166.43°E
Geography
	Mont Humboldt New Caledonia
Parent range	Chaîne Centrale

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.^[2]

Flora

The mountain is home to a rare type of fern called Tmesipteris alticola.^[3]

Etymological origins

Its name is derived from Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt.

References

↑ "World Ribus – Melanesia". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
↑ "About New Caledonia". Embassy of France in New Zealand.
↑ "Endemia.nc". endemia.nc (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-19.

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[1] "World Ribus – Melanesia". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

[2] "About New Caledonia". Embassy of France in New Zealand.

[3] "Endemia.nc". endemia.nc (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-19.

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Mont Humboldt

Highest point
Elevation	1,618 m (5,308 ft)^[1]
Prominence	1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Isolation	223.34 km (138.78 mi)
Listing	Ribu
Coordinates	21°52′37″S 166°25′48″E / 21.877°S 166.43°E / -21.877; 166.43
Geography
Mont Humboldt New Caledonia
Parent range	Chaîne Centrale