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Mont Tizard
Sentinel-2 picture centered on Mont Tizard
Highest point
Elevation844 m (2,769 ft)[1]
Prominence369 m (1,211 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°41′57″S 70°00′52″E / 49.69917°S 70.01444°E / -49.69917; 70.01444[1]
Geography
Mont Tizard is located in Kerguelen
Mont Tizard
Mont Tizard
Location in Kerguelen
LocationGrande Terre, Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Mont Tizard is a mountain in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Located at the southern edge of the Joan of Arc Peninsula, Kerguelen, it rises to a height of 844 metres (2,769 ft) above sea level.[2]

Mont Tizard is the highest point of the Joan of Arc Peninsula. It rises only 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the north of the seashore. A small mountain lake lies close to the eastern slope.[2]

This mountain was named in 1874 during the Challenger expedition after Thomas Henry Tizard, second-in-command of the HMS Challenger.[3]

See also

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References

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