Les Deux Frères

Les Deux Frères
Highest point
Elevation608 m (1,995 ft)[1]
Prominence501 m (1,644 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°37′38″S 68°59′56″E / 49.62722°S 68.99889°E / -49.62722; 68.99889[1]
Geography
Les Deux Frères
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Les Deux Frères (The Two Brothers) is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located in the Rallier du Baty Peninsula, near the southwestern shore of Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 608 metres (1,995 ft) above sea level.[2]

This mountain is a small granite massif with two summits, hence its name.[3] It was first named by the IGN team of geographers in mid 20th century.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Les Deux Frères". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ TREKKER - Traversée de l'île de Kerguelen
  4. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
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