The Gallieni Massif (french: Massif Gallieni) is a mountain range in Grande Terre, the main island of
Kerguelen
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in the
French Southern Territories
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zone
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of the
Southern Indian Ocean
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.
Geography
This range is located in the
Gallieni Peninsula, fringing the southern coast.
The highest point of the
massif
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is the high
Mont Ross, a
stratovolcano
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that is also the highest point of the Kerguelen Archipelago.
Other important summits of the range are high Petit Ross, high Dôme du Père Gaspard and the high Grand Gendarme. The range also includes a number of glacial formations, among which the
Buffon Glacier, the
La Pilatte Glacier ,the
Néves Glacier and the
Sélé Glacier deserve mention.
See also
*
Baie Larose
*
List of islands by highest point
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Island countries and territories listed are tho ...
References
External links
Global Volcanism Program: Kerguelen Islands
Landforms of the Kerguelen Islands
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