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Pouce (Kerguelen)

Coordinates: 49°32′18″S 70°08′46″E / 49.53833°S 70.14611°E / -49.53833; 70.14611
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Pouce
Le Pouce
View of the mountain from the sea
Highest point
Elevation744 m (2,441 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°32′18″S 70°08′46″E / 49.53833°S 70.14611°E / -49.53833; 70.14611[1]
Geography
Pouce is located in Kerguelen
Pouce
Pouce
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic plug

Pouce or Le Pouce[2] is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located in the Ronarc'h Peninsula, Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 744 metres (2,441 ft) above sea level.[1]

Mont Wyville Thomson, the highest point of the Ronarc'h Peninsula, rises roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the SSE.[1]

History

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This mountain was named "Thumb Peak" in 1874 by the chief scientists of the Challenger expedition who came to observe the transit of Venus. The current name is a French translation.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Google Earth
  2. ^ Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC
  3. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973, p. 279
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