Mountain type Shield Volcano Elevation 1,230 m Age of rock Holocene | Last eruption 2004 Prominence 1,230 m | |
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Isolation 1,848 kilometres (1,148 mi) Location Indian Ocean
Prince Edward Islands, South Africa | ||
Mascarin Peak (until 2003 called State President Swart Peak), is the highest mountain on Marion Island, with a height of 1,230 metres (4,040 ft). Marion Island is the largest island of the Prince Edward Islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean. The islands belong to South Africa and are administered by the South African National Antarctic Programme.
Map of Mascarin Peak, South Africa
Mascarin Peak is South Africa's only active volcano. The last eruption occurred in 2004. Renamed in 2003 after Marion du Fresne's frigate Le Mascarin.
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