Le Bicorne

Le Bicorne
Le Bicorne rising in the background.
Highest point
Elevation1,202 m (3,944 ft)[1]
Prominence147 m (482 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°35′16″S 68°53′01″E / 49.58778°S 68.88361°E / -49.58778; 68.88361[1]
Geography
Le Bicorne is located in Kerguelen
Le Bicorne
Le Bicorne
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Le Bicorne 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 1,202 metres (3,944 ft) above sea level.[2]

This mountain is the highest point on the peninsula and a prominent landmark. It was first named by French polar explorer Albert Bauer during an exploration of the Cook Glacier in 1961-1962. Bauer deemed that the two peaks atop the mountain resembled the bicorne hat worn by the members of the École polytechnique to which he belonged.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Le Bicorne". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
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