Gallieni Massif

Massif Gallieni
Gallieni Massif
View of the Gallieni Massif across the Morbihan Gulf
Highest point
Peak	Mont Ross
Elevation	1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Coordinates	49°35′32″S69°29′45″E / 49.59222°S 69.49583°E / -49.59222; 69.49583 [1]
Dimensions
Length	18 km (11 mi)NW/SE
Width	10 km (6.2 mi)NE/SW
Geography
Grande Terre, Kerguelen( َFrance )
Geology
Rock type	Stratovolcano

The Gallieni Massif (French : Massif Gallieni) is a mountain range in Grande Terre, the main island of Kerguelen in the French Southern Territories zone of the Southern Indian Ocean. ^[2]

Geography

This range is located in the Gallieni Peninsula, fringing the southern coast. The highest point of the massif is the 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) high Mont Ross, a stratovolcano that is also the highest point of the Kerguelen Archipelago.

Other important summits of the range are 1,721 metres (5,646 ft) high Petit Ross, 1,063 metres (3,488 ft) high Dôme du Père Gaspard and the 995 metres (3,264 ft) high Grand Gendarme. The range also includes a number of glacial formations, among which the Buffon Glacier, the La Pilatte Glacier, the Néves Glacier and the Sélé Glacier deserve mention. ^[3]

Topographic map of Kerguelen.

The Gallieni Massif seen from afar.

NASA picture of southeastern Kerguelen with the massif on the right

See also

• Baie Larose
• List of islands by highest point

References

1. Google Earth
2. "Massif Gallieni". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
3. "Glacier Buffon". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

External links

• Global Volcanism Program: Kerguelen Islands