Mount Humboldt

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.

Flora

The mountain is home to a rare type of fern called Tmesipteris alticola.

Etymological origins

Its name is derived from Prussian explorer Alexander [von Humboldt].