Messner definition of Oceania

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The Messner definition of Oceania is a continental model that treats Australia and Oceania as a single combined region for the purpose of defining and climbing the Seven Summits.

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Messner definition of Oceania canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seven Summits definition ⓘ
continental model ⓘ
geographical definition ⓘ
appliesTo Seven Summits ⓘ
basisOfList Messner Seven Summits list ⓘ
linked to: Seven Summits
category geographical concept ⓘ
mountaineering concept ⓘ
contrastedWith Bass definition of Oceania ⓘ
defines Oceania as a continent for Seven Summits purposes ⓘ
differsFrom Bass definition of Oceania in choice of continental high point ⓘ
emphasizes tectonic and geographic Oceania over political Australia ⓘ
focusesOn natural geographic boundaries rather than political borders ⓘ
highestSummit Puncak Jaya ⓘ
highestSummitAlsoKnownAs Carstensz Pyramid ⓘ
linked to: Puncak Jaya
highestSummitElevationMetres 4884 ⓘ
includes Australia ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
locatedIn Indonesia ⓘ
locatedOn island of New Guinea ⓘ
namedAfter Reinhold Messner ⓘ
partOfDebate which peaks constitute the Seven Summits ⓘ
proposedBy Reinhold Messner ⓘ
recognizesRegion Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Australasian realm

Oceania ⓘ
rejectsAsContinentalHighPoint Mount Kosciuszko ⓘ
selectsAsContinentalHighPoint Puncak Jaya ⓘ
timePeriodIntroduced 1980s ⓘ
treatsAsSingleRegion Australia and Oceania ⓘ
linked to: Oceania
usedBy many Seven Summits climbers ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ
usedFor climbing challenge classification ⓘ
defining the Seven Summits list ⓘ

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Seven Summits → usesContinentalModel → Messner definition of Oceania ⓘ