Anzac Peak
Anzac Peak is a 715-metre-high volcano on the Laurens Peninsula of Heard Island in the Southern Ocean. It lies to the northwest of Mawson Peak. Despite its low elevation of just over 700 metres high, the peak and several neighbouring peaks have permanent snow and ice, like the Jacka Glacier with several icefalls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacka Glacier and Mount Dixon.
Jacka Glacier
Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Mount Dixon
Volcano
Mount Dixon is a snow-covered stratovolcano, 705 metres high, standing 0.7 nautical miles west of Anzac Peak on the Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island. The feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map by Captain H.C.
Hayter Peak
Peak
Hayter Peak is a peak, 565 meters high, standing 400 meters west of Mount Olsen along the back of the Laurens Peninsula and at the northwest end of Heard Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurens Peninsula and Cape Laurens.
Laurens Peninsula
Locality
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Cape Laurens
Locality
Cape Laurens is a cape which marks the northwestern extremity of Laurens Peninsula and Heard Island. The name was probably applied by Captain Franklin F.
Rogers Head
Locality
Rogers Head is a conspicuous headland marking the north extremity of the peninsula between Atlas Cove and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of Heard Island.
Anzac Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 715 metres
- Description: mountain on Heard Island
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-52.99798° or 52° 59′ 53″ southLongitude
73.31595° or 73° 18′ 57″ eastElevation
715 metres (2,346 feet)Open location code
3JVM2828+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2855510563OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Anzac Peak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قمة أنزاك”
- Bengali: “আনজাক শৃঙ্গ”
- Cebuano: “Anzac Peak”
- Chinese: “安扎克峰”
- Dutch: “Anzac Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل انزاك پياك”
- German: “Anzac Peak”
- Ladin: “Anzac Peak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Anzac Peak”
- Persian: “قله آنزاک”
- Swedish: “Anzac Peak”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Mount Olsen and Gilchrist Aiguilles.
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