Little Matterhorn (Heard Island)

Little Matterhorn (53°4′S 73°30′E / 53.067°S 73.500°E / -53.067; 73.500Coordinates: 53°4′S 73°30′E / 53.067°S 73.500°E / -53.067; 73.500) is a rocky peak, 1,480 metres (4,860 ft) high, formed by a small volcanic cone 1.1 nautical miles (2 km) north-northwest of Fremantle Peak, on the north flank of Big Ben, the dominating mountain on Heard Island. It was surveyed and named in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Little Matterhorn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-24.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Little Matterhorn (Heard Island)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.