Mont Marion-Dufresne

Mont Marion-Dufresne
Mont Marion-Dufresne Sentinel-2 image.
Highest point
Elevation1,050 m (3,440 ft)[1]
Prominence1,050 m (3,440 ft)[1]
Isolation1,107.81 km (688.36 mi)[2]
Coordinates46°24′48″S 52°15′04″E / 46.41333°S 52.25111°E / -46.41333; 52.25111[3]
Geography
Mont Marion-Dufresne
Location in the Indian Ocean
LocationÎle de l'Est, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Climbing
First ascentunknown

Mont Marion-Dufresne is the highest mountain in the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean.[3]

Geography

This 1,050 m (3,440 ft) high peak rises in the northeastern sector of Île de l'Est, the easternmost island of the Crozet group. The summit is seasonally covered with snow.[3]

The mountain was named after French privateer and explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724–1772), who was the first to put the Crozet Islands on the map.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mont Marion-Dufresne". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Isolation for Mont Marion-Dufresne". Peakbagger.
  3. ^ a b c Google Earth
  4. ^ Terres australes et antarctiques françaises - Commission territoriale de toponymie, Toponymie des terres australes, Commission de toponymie, 1973
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