Mascarin Peak

Coordinates: 46°54′S 37°46′E / 46.900°S 37.767°E / -46.900; 37.767
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Mascarin Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,230 m (4,040 ft)[1]
Prominence1,230 m (4,040 ft)[1]
Isolation1,848 km (1,148 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingList of mountains in South Africa,List of shield volcanoes
Coordinates46°54′S 37°46′E / 46.900°S 37.767°E / -46.900; 37.767[1]
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Prince Edward Islands, South Africa
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeShield Volcano[2]
Last eruption2004 [2]

Mascarin Peak (until 2003 called State President Swart Peak), is the highest mountain on Marion Island, with a height of 1,230 metres (4,040 ft).[2] Marion Island is the largest island of the Prince Edward Islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean. The islands belong to South Africa and are administered by the South African National Antarctic Programme. Mascarin Peak is ranked 37th by topographic isolation.

Mascarin Peak is South Africa's only active volcano.[2] The last eruption occurred in 2004. Renamed in 2003 after Marion du Fresne's frigate Le Mascarin.[3]

Map of Prince Edward Islands

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