Matuaiwi mountain range

The Matuaiwi Mountain Range, or the Highlands, is Mirani's most substantial mountain range. The range stretches more than 100km from the south-western tip of the Big Island and to the North-East tip, it continues underwater for a considerable length with submerged hilltops rising above sea level. The width of the range at it's widest is 10km. The highest point in the range is Mt. Teitei at 2,643m high. The range makes up almost all of the Big Island's total area is the range, creating a very steep terrain.

Terminology
The Dividing Range consists of a single mountain range. It typically rises from 300m to 2,000m. The mountains and plateaus, which consist of limestones, sandstone, quartzite, schists and metamorphic dolomite, have been created by faulting and folding processes and volcanic activity. Rivers that run off the mountains run down in all directions away from the centre of the island, all following into the pacific ocean. At some places it can be up to 15 km wide. Notable ranges and other features which form part of the range complex have their own distinctive names.