9,749
edits
Difference between revisions of "Lars Christensen Peak"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Source content drawn from Wikipedia article on Lars Christensen Peak.
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
Westarctica (talk | contribs) (Source content drawn from Wikipedia article on Lars Christensen Peak.) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Lars Christensen Peak''', also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at 1,640 | [[File:Peter I-Lars Christensen Peak.jpg|thumb|Lars Christensen Peak in the low sun]] | ||
'''Lars Christensen Peak''', also known as ''Lars Christensentoppen'', is the highest point at 1,640 meters (5,381 ft) on [[Peter I Island]], the physical capital of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
==Description and name== | |||
The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. | The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. | ||
The peak owes its name to [[Lars Christensen]], the shipowner of the '' | The peak owes its name to [[Lars Christensen]], the shipowner of the SS ''[[Odd I]]'', a [[whaling|whaling ship]] that circumnavigated the island in January 1927. | ||
[[Category:Volcanoes | [[Category:Volcanoes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Peter I Island]] | [[Category:Peter I Island]] | ||