Mont Ross

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Mont Ross

Mont Ross on the other side of the Golfe de Morbihan
Elevation 1,840 m (6,037 ft)
Location Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean
Coordinates 49°35′S, 69°30′E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Mont Ross is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in the Kerguelen Islands at 1,840 m. It is located in the Massif Gallieni range, at the end of the Gallieni peninsula on the main island of Grande Terre. The volcano is composed primarily of trachybasalt and was active during the late Pleistocene.

Mont Ross was named after explorer Sir James Clark Ross. The mountain was first climbed in 1975 by Jean Afanassieff and Patrick Cordier, the last French mountain to be climbed.

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The southern part of the Kerguelen Islands, with Mont Ross at right. Top of image is north.
The southern part of the Kerguelen Islands, with Mont Ross at right. Top of image is north.
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