Pouce (Kerguelen)
| Pouce | |
|---|---|
| Le Pouce | |
 View of the mountain from the sea | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 744 m (2,441 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°32′18″S 70°08′46″E / 49.53833°S 70.14611°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Pouce Location in Kerguelen | |
| Location | Grande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Google Earth
- ^ Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC
- ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973, p. 279
External links
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Media related to Pouce (Kerguelen) at Wikimedia Commons- Presqu'île Ronarc'h and the Mont du Pouce
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