| Mont Ross | |
|---|---|
 Mont Ross on the other side of the Golfe de Morbihan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,850 m (6,070 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 49°35′32″S 69°29′45″E / 49.59222°S 69.49583°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mont Ross Location in Kerguelen | |
| Location | Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean France |
| Parent range | Gallieni Massif |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 66 million years |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 101BCE |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1975 |
| Easiest route | Unknown |
Mont Ross is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in the Kerguelen Islands at 1,850 metres (6,070 ft). It is located in the Gallieni Massif, at the end of the Gallieni Peninsula, east of Baie Larose on the main island of Grande Terre.[2] The volcano is composed primarily of trachybasalt and was active during the late Pleistocene. Eruptives have been dated between 2 million years to 100,000 years old.[3]: 2
- ^ a b c "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Massif Gallieni". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Weis, D; Frey, FA; Schlich, R; Schaming, M; Montigny, R; Damasceno, D; Mattielli, N; Nicolaysen, KE; Scoates, JS (2002). "Trace of the Kerguelen mantle plume: Evidence from seamounts between the Kerguelen Archipelago and Heard Island, Indian Ocean". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 3 (6): 1–27. doi:10.1029/2001GC000251. hdl:2429/39106. ISSN 1525-2027.