The Weitin valley divides the two ranges, Verron on the west and Hans Meyer on the east.

[3] This range was named "Verron" (Véron) after Pierre-Antoine Véron (1736-1770), the astronomer on Louis Antoine de Bougainville's ship who was able to determine the longitude by means of a solar eclipse around this location on 13 July 1768.

[4] This fact was important for it allowed Véron to establish the width of the Pacific Ocean with precision for the first time in history.

It is home to many rare species of fauna and flora and is highly biodiverse.

[7] This range is part of the New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forest terrestrial ecoregion.