Gallieni Massif Explained

Massif Gallieni
Other Name:Gallieni Massif
Highest:Mont Ross
Elevation M:1850
Length Km:18
Length Orientation:NW/SE
Width Km:10
Width Orientation:NE/SW
Map:Indian Ocean
Map Size:200
Label Position:none
Location:Grande Terre, KerguelenFrance)
Coordinates:-49.5922°N 69.4958°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Geology:Stratovolcano

The Gallieni Massif (French: Massif Gallieni) is a mountain range in Grande Terre, the main island of Kerguelen in the French Southern Territories zone of the Southern Indian Ocean.[2]

Geography

This range is located in the Gallieni Peninsula, fringing the southern coast. The highest point of the massif is the 1850m (6,070feet) high Mont Ross, a stratovolcano that is also the highest point of the Kerguelen Archipelago.

Other important summits of the range are 1721m (5,646feet) high Petit Ross, 1063m (3,488feet) high Dôme du Père Gaspard and the 995m (3,264feet) high Grand Gendarme. The range also includes a number of glacial formations, among which the Buffon Glacier, the La Pilatte Glacier,the Néves Glacier and the Sélé Glacier deserve mention.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]
  2. Web site: Massif Gallieni. Mapcarta. 25 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Glacier Buffon. Mapcarta. 25 September 2016.