Mont de la Dives
Mountain in France
Mont de la Dives
Location in the Indian Ocean
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
- List of islands by highest point
- Topographic isolation
References
External links
- 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