Pic du Mascarin
Mountain in France
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Pic du Mascarin is the highest mountain in the Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean.[3]
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Prominence934 m (3,064 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°26′16″S 51°44′44″E[3]
| 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[3] |
| Geography | |
  Pic du Mascarin Location within Indian Ocean | |
| Location | Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Geology | |
| Stratovolcano | |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
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.