Mawson Peak

Mawson Peak is a mountain on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. With its summit at 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is the second highest peak in any state or territory of Australia, surpassed only by the 3,490 metres (11,450 ft) Mount McClintock in the Britannia Range in Australian Antarctic Territory. An active complex volcano, Mawson Peak is the summit of the Big Ben massif.

Read more about Mawson Peak:  Discovery and Naming

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