Mont Ross

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

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 Ribu
Coordinates	49°35′32″S 69°29′45″E[1]
Geography
Mont Ross Location in Kerguelen
Location	Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean France
Parent range	Gallieni Massif
Geology
Rock age	66 million years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	101BCE
Climbing
First ascent	1975
Easiest route	Unknown

History

Mont Ross was named after explorer Sir James Clark Ross. The first human being to set foot on its summit was French military engineer Henri Journoud, using a helicopter, in the early 1960s. The mountain was, however, first climbed in 1975 by Jean Afanassieff and Patrick Cordier, and is the last French mountain to be climbed.^{[citation needed]}

Photos

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  The southern part of the Kerguelen Islands, with Mont Ross at right (white spot, top of image is north) and on the left, the Glacier Cook (white spot) and the Peninsula Rallier du Baty.
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  Mont Ross in December 2013 (austral summer) shoot from the French research and supply vessel Marion Dufresne

See also

• List of Ultras of Oceania
• List of islands by highest point