Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at on

Peter I Island Peter I Island ( no, Peter I Øy) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway and, along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land, composes one of the three ...

, off the coast of

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...

. The peak is a

shield volcano A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more vi ...

. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by

glaciation A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials, on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate bet ...

. The peak owes its name to

Lars Christensen Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica. Career Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold, Nor ...

, the shipowner of the SS ''

Odd I ''Odd I'' was a Norwegian whaler, launched in 1912 as ''Dominion II''. She was renamed ''Odd I'' in 1921 and retained that name until 1963 when she became ''Annstein'', except for a period during World War II when she served as a ''Vorpostenboot ...

'', a

whaler A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japa ...

that circumnavigated the island in January 1927.

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* Volcanoes of Antarctica Volcanoes of the Southern Ocean Mountains of Antarctica Peter I Island {{subantarctic-geo-stub

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