Mawson Peak
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Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben massif on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.
Mawson Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,745 m (9,006 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 53°6′00″S 73°31′00″E |
Geography | |
Location | Heard Island, Australia |
Parent range | Big Ben |
Topo map | RAN Heard Island 291 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Volcanic cone |
Last eruption | 2012 to 2018 [2] |
With an elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is the third highest peak in any state, territory or claimed territory of Australia,[3] higher than the 2,228-metre (7,310 ft) Mount Kosciuszko, and surpassed only by the 3,490-metre (11,450 ft) Mount McClintock and the 3,355-metre (11,007 ft) Mount Menzies in the Australian Antarctic Territory.[4] The Australian Antarctic Territory is a territorial claim unrecognised by most other countries,[5] meaning that Mawson Peak is the highest mountain over which Australia has true sovereignty. The peak erupts fairly frequently,[6] and as recently as May 2023.[7] Mawson Peak is ranked the 30th of Earth's most topographically isolated summits.