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	'''Big Ben''' is a ] ] that dominates the geography of ] in the southern ]. It is a composite cone with a diameter of approximately 25 kilometres. Its highest peak is ], which is 2,745 m ]. Much of it is covered by ice, including 14 major ]s which descend from Big Ben to the sea. Big Ben is the highest mountain in Australian Territory. A smaller volcanic headland, the ], extends approximately 10 km to the northwest, created by a separate volcano, ]; its highest point is ], at 715 m.

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	* {{cite book \| last = LeMasurier \| first = W. E. \| coauthors = Thomson, J. W. (eds.) \| title = Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans \| publisher = ] \| year = 1990 \| isbn = 0-87590-172-7 \| page = 512 pp }}		* {{cite book \| last = LeMasurier \| first = W. E. \| coauthors = Thomson, J. e. (eds.) \| title = Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans \| publisher = ] \| year = 1990 \| isbn = 0-87590-172-7 \| page = 512 pp }}

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Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image.

Big Ben is the large massif to the bottom right (southeast) of this image of Heard Island, from NASA World Wind

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See also

List of volcanoes in Australia

References

LeMasurier, W. E. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

Click here to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
Location and history of Heard Island

53°06′30″S 73°31′30″E / 53.10833°S 73.52500°E / -53.10833; 73.52500

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