Mont Ross is a
stratovolcano, the highest mountain in the
Kerguelen Islands at . It is located in the
Gallieni Massif, at the end of the
Gallieni Peninsula, east of
Baie Larose on the main island of Grande Terre.
The volcano is composed primarily of
trachybasalt
Trachybasalt is a volcanic rock with a composition between trachyte and basalt. It resembles basalt but has a high content of alkali metal oxides. Minerals in trachybasalt include alkali feldspar, calcic plagioclase, olivine, clinopyroxene and li ...
and was active during the late
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in ...
.
History
Mont Ross was named after explorer Sir
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edwa ...
. The first human being to set foot on its summit was French military engineer Henri Journoud, using a helicopter, in the early 1960s. The mountain was, however, first climbed in 1975 by
Jean Afanassieff and
Patrick Cordier, the last French mountain to be climbed.
Photos
File:KerguelenMtRossNASA.jpg, The southern part of the Kerguelen Islands, with Mont Ross at right (white spot, top of image is north) and on the left, the Glacier Cook (white spot) and the Peninsula Rallier du Baty.
File:Mont Ross - Archipel des Kerguelen.jpg, Mont Ross in December 2013 (austral summer) shoot from the French research and supply vessel '' Marion Dufresne''
See also
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List of Ultras of Oceania
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List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territories listed are tho ...
References
External links
Global Volcanism Program: Kerguelen Islands
Landforms of the Kerguelen Islands
Stratovolcanoes of France
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Volcanoes of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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