Big Ben
Big Ben is a volcanic massif that dominates the geography of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a stratovolcano with a diameter of about 25 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,745 metres
- Description: volcano on Heard Island
- Also known as: “Big Ben Peak”, “Emperor William Peak”, “Kaiser Wilhelm Berg”, and “Old Ben Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mawson Peak and Budd Peak.
Mawson Peak
Volcano
Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben massif on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. With an elevation of 2,745 metres, it is the third highest peak in any state, territory or claimed territory of Australia…
Budd Peak
Peak
Budd Peak is a peak, 2,315 metres high, 1.7 nautical miles southeast of Mawson Peak on Heard Island. The peak was mapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for G.M.
Campbell Peak
Peak
Campbell Peak is a peak, 2,415 metres high, standing 1.2 nautical miles northeast of Mawson Peak, the summit of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, who named it for Group-Captain Stuart Campbell, Royal Australian Air Force.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Arkona and Cape Labuan.
Cape Arkona
Locality
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Cape Arkona is a rocky headland between the mouths of Lied Glacier and Gotley Glacier on the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Arkona is situated 8 km southwest of Big Ben.
Cape Labuan
Locality
Cape Labuan is a rocky point midway between Cape Arkona and Lavett Bluff, forming the southwest extremity of Heard Island. It was charted in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named after HMAS Labuan, a relief ship for the expedition. Cape Labuan is situated 10 km south of Big Ben.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Cape Lockyer is situated 10 km southeast of Big Ben.
Big Ben
- Categories: stratovolcano and landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Big Ben” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Biq-Ben”
- Cebuano: “Big Ben (bukid sa Heard Island and McDonald Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Big Ben”
- Chinese: “大本山”
- French: “Big Ben”
- French: “Kaiser Wilhelm Mountain”
- French: “Mont Kaiser Wilhelm”
- German: “Big Ben”
- Ladin: “Big Ben”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Big Ben på Heardøya”
- Russian: “Биг-Бен (Херд)”
- Russian: “Биг-Бен”
- Slovak: “Big Ben”
- Slovenian: “Big Ben”
- Swedish: “Big Ben (berg i Heard- och McDonaldöarna)”
- Swedish: “Big Ben”
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