Mawson Peak
| Mawson Peak | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,745 m (9,006 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Geography | |
  Mawson Peak Location of Heard Island | |
| Location | Heard Island, Australia |
| Parent range | Big Ben |
| Topo map | RAN Heard Island 291 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Mawson Peak is a mountain on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. With its summit at 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is the second highest peak in any state or territory of Australia,[2] surpassed only by the 3,490 metres (11,450 ft) Mount McClintock in the Britannia Range in Australian Antarctic Territory.[3] An active complex volcano (its last eruption occurred in 1993[4]), Mawson Peak is the summit of the Big Ben massif.
Discovery and naming
Mawson Peak was named by the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition after Sir Douglas Mawson, the leader of BANZARE 1929-31, who visited the island in November – December 1929.[5]
See also
References
- ^ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=37488&src=iotdrss
- ^ "Highest Mountains". Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Geoscience Australia. 23 12 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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- ^ Big Ben
- ^ "Mawson Peak". Antarctic Gazetteer Name Details. Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- LeMasurier, WE (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
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External links
- Click here to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
- http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=2026
- http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0304-01=
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