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and several of his companions attempted to ascend Mount Crozier in 1874 but gave up and turned back due to bad weather. It was
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Mont Crozier is the highest point on the Courbet peninsula, situated in the west and overlooking the
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Moilimou Zitoumbi who, in February 1952, reached the summit of Mont Crozier first.
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Mont Crozier with the Port-aux-Français research station in the foreground
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research station. The hills and slopes of Mont Crozier consist of
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Deux ans aux îles de la Désolation. Archipel de Kerguelen
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and rises to 979 metres (3,212 ft) above sea level.
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The summit was named in 1874 by members of the British
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with thicknesses up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
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Elevation
Coordinates
49°17′42″S 69°58′54″E / 49.29500°S 69.98167°E / -49.29500; 69.98167
Kerguelen Archipelago
volcanic islands
Indian Ocean
Africa
Courbet Peninsula
Grande Terre
Port-aux-Francais
olivine basalt
Challenger expedition
Francis Crozier
HMS Terror
James Clark Ross' expedition
Theophil Studer
Edgar Aubert de la Rüe
Comorian
Categories
Landforms of the Kerguelen Islands
Mountains of Overseas France

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