Mont Richards

For the mountain in Canada, see Mount Richards.
Mont Richards
Sentinel-2 picture centered on Mont Richards
Highest point
Elevation1,081 m (3,547 ft)[1]
Prominence963 m (3,159 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°05′08″S 69°07′53″E / 49.08556°S 69.13139°E / -49.08556; 69.13139[1]
Geography
Mont Richards is located in Kerguelen
Mont Richards
Mont Richards
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Mont Richards is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located in the Société de Géographie Peninsula, Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 1,081 metres (3,547 ft) above sea level.[2]

Mont Richards is the highest point of the Société de Géographie Peninsula. It rises in the southeastern sector of the peninsula, not far from the isthmus.[2]

This mountain was named in 1874 during the Challenger expedition after R. R. A. Richards, the steward of the HMS Challenger.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mont Richards". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Gracie Delépine, Toponymie des Terres Australes, éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
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