AUGUSTUS EARLE (1793-1838)
Queen's Mary Peak (2, 062m - 6,765ft)
Antarctica - British Overseas Territory (Tristan Da Cunha)
1. In Queen's Mary Peak in Tristan d 'Acunha, A Man killing an albatros, 1824 - Watercolour,
2. In A north easter at Tristan d'Acunha Island, 1824, Watercolour,
The mountain
Queen Mary's Peak (2, 062m - 6,765ft) is the summit of the island of Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is named after Mary of Teck, the Queen consort of King George V. It is the highest point of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (also written d'Acunha). The mountain is the peak of the massive shield volcano which forms the island. A 300 m (1,000 ft) wide summit crater caps the peak, and it contains a heart-shaped crater lake. This lake is normally frozen during the winter, and the upper slopes of the volcano are covered in snow.The only recorded eruption began on 10 October 1961 from a vent on the north shore of the island, and continued into March 1962. The entire population of the island had to be evacuated and did not return until 1963. Queen Mary's Peak was used by sailors on the route from Europe to the Indian Ocean and beyond as a navigational aid. In the 17th century the East India Company instructed captains to sail via Tristan. In 2004, Ellen MacArthur sighted the Peak on her record-breaking circumnavigation of the world.
The artist
Augustus Earle was a London-born travel artist...
- Augustus Earle (short biography)
- Augistus Earle (complete biography)
