Mont Perdu

For the mountain in the Pyrenees, see Monte Perdido.
Mont Perdu
Mont Perdu Sentinel-2 picture
Highest point
Elevation993 m (3,258 ft)[1]
Prominence706 m (2,316 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°29′47″S 69°23′53″E / 49.49639°S 69.39806°E / -49.49639; 69.39806[1]
Geography
Mont Perdu
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Mont Perdu (Lost Mountain) is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located at the southern limit of the Central Plateau of Kerguelen, northwest of Mont Ross, it rises to a height of 993 metres (3,258 ft) above sea level.[2]

This mountain was first named by the IGN team of geographers in 1965. It appeared on the map with this name in 1967.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mont Perdu". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973, p.264
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