Les Deux Frères

Les Deux Frères
Highest point
Elevation608 m (1,995 ft)[1]
Prominence501 m (1,644 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°37′38″S 68°59′56″E / 49.62722°S 68.99889°E / -49.62722; 68.99889[1]
Geography
Les Deux Frères is located in Kerguelen
Les Deux Frères
Les Deux Frères
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Les Deux Frères (French pronunciation: [le dø fʁɛʁ], lit. 'The Two Brothers') is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located in the Rallier du Baty Peninsula, near the southwestern shore of Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 608 metres (1,995 ft) above sea level.[2]

This mountain is a small granite massif with two summits, hence its name.[3] It was first named by the IGN team of geographers in mid 20th century.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Les Deux Frères". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ TREKKER - Traversée de l'île de Kerguelen
  4. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
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