Mountains of Oceania: Aoraki / Mount Cook, Kosciuszko and Mauna Kea
Peaks of the Pacific. New Zealand has Aoraki / Mount Cook, its highest mountain, Mount Tasman, Mount Aspiring and the volcanoes Ruapehu and Taranaki. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point on mainland Australia. Papua New Guinea has Mount Wilhelm and Mount Giluwe, and Hawaii has Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Aoraki and Cook are two names for the same mountain, and both are in the list. Taranaki and Tasman both start with TA.
Mountains of Oceania and Pacific Peaks Vocabulary: 11 Words to Find
Words run across, up, and diagonally; 8 of the 11 read backwards. The longest word is Kosciuszko, with 10 letters.
- Aoraki: Aoraki / Mount Cook, at 3,724 m the highest mountain in New Zealand.
- Aspiring: Mount Aspiring / Tititea, a 3,033 m pyramid-shaped peak in New Zealand.
- Cook: Mount Cook, the English name of Aoraki, New Zealand's highest mountain.
- Giluwe: A 4,367 m volcano in Papua New Guinea, the highest volcano in Oceania.
- Kosciuszko: At 2,228 m, the highest mountain in mainland Australia.
- Mauna Kea: A 4,207 m volcano in Hawaii, over 10,000 m tall measured from its base on the ocean floor.
- Mauna Loa: A 4,169 m volcano in Hawaii, the largest active volcano on Earth.
- Ruapehu: A 2,797 m active volcano, the highest point of New Zealand's North Island.
- Taranaki: A 2,518 m volcano with a near-perfect cone on New Zealand's North Island.
- Tasman: Mount Tasman, 3,497 m, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand.
- Wilhelm: Mount Wilhelm, at 4,509 m the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.
How to Solve the Mountains of Oceania and Pacific Peaks Word Search
"Kosciuszko", with the only Z, reads backwards, like "Giluwe" and "Mauna Kea". "Mauna Loa", "Ruapehu" and "Taranaki" lie on backwards diagonals, and "Cook", with its double O, on a forward one. "Aspiring" and "Tasman" run upward, and "Aoraki" and "Wilhelm" read across.
Oceania Geography Activities
- Mark each mountain on a map of the Pacific.
- Ask why Aoraki / Mount Cook has two names.
- Ask who Tadeusz Kościuszko was and why a mountain in Australia bears his name.
Mountains of Oceania and Pacific Peaks Word Search FAQ
Who is the Mountains of Oceania and Pacific Peaks Word Search for?
Ages 10 and up and Pacific geography.
Which directions do the words run in?
Words run across, up, and diagonally; 8 of the 11 read backwards. 4 of them are diagonal.
Is there an answer key for the Mountains of Oceania and Pacific Peaks Word Search?
Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 11 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.
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