Mawson Peak
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Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit on Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean and one of Australia’s highest and most remote mountains.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain summit
ⓘ
volcanic peak ⓘ |
| accessDifficulty | very high ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Antarctic Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | sub-Antarctic ⓘ |
| continent | sub-Antarctic region of Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| coveredBy | glaciers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | early 19th-century sealers on Heard Island ⓘ |
| distanceToAustralianMainland | over 4000 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2745 metres
ⓘ
approximately 9006 feet ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
effusive lava flows
ⓘ
strombolian ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy | Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Kerguelen Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | -53.1 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 73.5 ⓘ |
| hasFrequentEruptions | true ⓘ |
| hasHazardType |
glacial and volcanic interaction
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ volcanic ash emissions ⓘ |
| hasLavaFlows | true ⓘ |
| hasSnowCover | true ⓘ |
| hasSummitCrater | true ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicActivityObservedBy | satellite imagery ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| isAmongHighestMountainsOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Australian external territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heard Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Big Ben massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| lastEruptionCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Heard Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Big Ben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Douglas Mawson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Douglas Mawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestInhabitedLand | Kerguelen Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | approximately 2745 metres ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Kerguelen hotspot region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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