Mont Tizard is a mountain in the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, TAAF) is an overseas territory ( or ) of France. It consists of:
* Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica.
* Crozet Islands (), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south ...
. Located at the southern edge of the
Joan of Arc Peninsula,
Kerguelen
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic region. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, with the closest t ...
, it rises to a height of above sea level.
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Mont Tizard is the highest point of the Joan of Arc Peninsula. It rises only to the north of the seashore. A small mountain lake lies close to the eastern slope.
This mountain was named in 1874 during the
Challenger expedition
The ''Challenger'' expedition of 1872–1876 was a scientific programme that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the naval vessel that undertook the trip, .
The expedition, initiated by W ...
after
Thomas Henry Tizard
Thomas Henry Tizard (1839 – 17 February 1924) was an English oceanographer, hydrographic surveyor, and navigator.
He was born in Weymouth, Dorset and educated at the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, at that time noted for its advanced mat ...
, second-in-command of the
HMS Challenger.
[Gracie Delépine, ]
Toponymie des Terres Australes
', éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973
See also
*
Toponymy of the Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, were discovered uninhabited on February 12, 1772 by Bretons, Breton navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Yves Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec, and have remained without ...
References
External links
IPF - Logistics and implementation of science Landforms of the Kerguelen Islands
Landforms of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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