Mont Tizard
| Mont Tizard | |
|---|---|
 Sentinel-2 picture centered on Mont Tizard | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 844 m (2,769 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 369 m (1,211 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°41′57″S 70°00′52″E / 49.69917°S 70.01444°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mont Tizard Location in Kerguelen | |
| Location | Grande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
Mont Tizard is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located at the southern edge of the Joan of Arc Peninsula, Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 844 metres (2,769 ft) above sea level.[2]
Mont Tizard is the highest point of the Joan of Arc Peninsula. It rises only 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the north of the seashore. A small mountain lake lies close to the eastern slope.[2]
This mountain was named in 1874 during the Challenger expedition after Thomas Henry Tizard, second-in-command of the HMS Challenger.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mont Tizard". PeakVisor.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
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