Mont Ross

Mont Ross
Mont Ross on the other side of the Golfe de Morbihan
Elevation	1,840 m (6,037 ft)
Prominence	1,840 m (6,037 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Mont Ross Location in Kerguelen
Location	Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean
Coordinates	49°35′0″S 69°30′0″E / 49.583333°S 69.5°E / -49.583333; 69.5Coordinates: 49°35′0″S 69°30′0″E / 49.583333°S 69.5°E / -49.583333; 69.5
Geology
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.

History

Mont Ross was named after explorer Sir James Clark Ross. The first human being to set foot on its summit was French military engineer Henri Journoud, using a helicopter, in the early 1960s. The mountain was, however, first climbed in 1975 by Jean Afanassieff and Patrick Cordier, the last French mountain to be climbed.

References

• Global Volcanism Program: Kerguelen Islands

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