Mont de la Dives

Mountain in France
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 LandsParent rangePlateau des TourbièresGeologyMountain typeRift volcanoClimbingFirst ascentunknown

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

Geography

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

References

  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
  • Media related to Mont de la Dives at Wikimedia Commons
  • Conservation and management in the French sub-Antarctic islands and surrounding seas
  • Instantanés, 37° Sud — Blog d'un hivernant à Amsterdam