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Mont de la Dives

Coordinates: 37°50′56″S 77°32′55″E / 37.84889°S 77.54861°E / -37.84889; 77.54861
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Mont de la Dives
View of the Mont de la Dives from the Plateau des Tourbières
Highest point
Elevation881 m (2,890 ft)[1]
Prominence881 m (2,890 ft)[1]
Isolation1,408.72 km (875.34 mi)[2]
Coordinates37°50′56″S 77°32′55″E / 37.84889°S 77.54861°E / -37.84889; 77.54861[3]
Geography
Mont de la Dives is located in Indian Ocean
Mont de la Dives
Mont de la Dives
Location in the Indian Ocean
LocationAmsterdam Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Parent rangePlateau des Tourbières
Geology
Mountain typeRift volcano
Climbing
First ascentunknown

Mont de la Dives is the highest mountain in Amsterdam Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean.[3]

Geography

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This 881 m (2,890 ft) high peak rises in the Plateau des Tourbières above the western shore of Amsterdam Island.[3] The mountain has a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the Indian Ocean off its western side less than 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the peak. [3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mont de la Dives - French Southern Territories". Peakvisor.
  2. ^ "Isolation for Mont de la Dives". Peakbagger.
  3. ^ a b c d Google Earth
  4. ^ Présentation des îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam
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