Pic du Mascarin
| Pic du Mascarin | |
|---|---|
View of the mountain from the northeast. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 934 m (3,064 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 934 m (3,064 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 29.78 km (18.50 mi)[2] |
| Coordinates | 46°26′16″S 51°44′44″E / 46.43778°S 51.74556°E[3] |
| Geography | |
Pic du Mascarin Location in the Indian Ocean | |
| Location | Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
Pic du Mascarin is the highest mountain in the Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean.[3]
Geography
This 934 m (3,064 ft) high peak rises above the Lac Perdu and the L'au-delà Plateau in the southern sector of Île de la Possession, the largest island of the Crozet group.[3]
The mountain was named after the Mascarin, the ship on which French explorers Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and his second-in-command Julien Crozet were the first to explore the Crozet Islands in 1772.[4]
See also
- List of islands by highest point
- Mont Marion-Dufresne, the highest mountain in the Crozet group.
References
- ^ a b "Pic du Mascarin, French Southern Lands". Peakbagger.
- ^ "Isolation for Pic du Mascarin". Peakbagger.
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ Terres australes et antarctiques françaises - Commission territoriale de toponymie, Toponymie des terres australes, Commission de toponymie, 1973