Lars Christensen Peak

{{Short description|Volcano in Antarctica}}

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| location = Peter I Island, Southern Ocean

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Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at {{convert|1640|m|ft|0}} on Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica.

The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation.

The peak owes its name to Lars Christensen, the shipowner of the SS Odd I, a whaler that circumnavigated the island in January 1927.

See also

References

  • {{cite book | editor1 = LeMasurier, W. E. | editor2 = Thomson, J. W. | title = Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans

| publisher = American Geophysical Union | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-87590-172-7 | page = 512 pp }}

Category:Volcanoes of Antarctica

Category:Volcanoes of the Southern Ocean

Category:Mountains of Antarctica

Category:Peter I Island

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