Mawson Peak
Mawson Peak, Heard Island.
Elevation	2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Prominence	2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Location
Mawson Peak Location of Heard Island
Location	Heard Island, Australia
Range	Big Ben
Coordinates	53°6′00″S 73°31′00″E / 53.1°S 73.5166667°E / -53.1; 73.5166667Coordinates: 53°6′00″S 73°31′00″E / 53.1°S 73.5166667°E / -53.1; 73.5166667
Topo map	RAN Heard Island 291
Geology
Type	Complex volcano

Mawson Peak is a mountain peak on Heard Island, an Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. It is the highest peak in any state or territory of Australia. An active complex volcano, Mawson Peak is the summit of the Big Ben massif. It was named by the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition after Sir Douglas Mawson, the leader of BANZARE 1929-31, who visited the island in November-December 1929.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Antarctica
• List of volcanoes in Australia

References

• LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. 
• Ozfade

External links

• http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=2026
• http://users.bendnet.com/bjensen/volcano/indian/indian-heard.html

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