⛰️ Mawson Peak

Australia · Oceania · 2,745 m · 53.10°S, 73.52°E

Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben volcanic massif on Heard Island, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean. With an elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is higher than any peak on the Australian mainland and, among Australian mountains, is surpassed only by mountains in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Mawson Peak and other volcanic features on Heard and McDonald Islands are Australia's only active volcanoes. The peak is named after the Australian Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Elevation	2,745 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	53.10°S, 73.52°E · view on map

Mawson Peak rises to 2,745 m in Australia, in Oceania. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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