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Mount Weddell

Coordinates: 51°55′23″S 60°57′12″W / 51.92306°S 60.95333°W / -51.92306; -60.95333
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Mount Weddell
Highest point
Elevation383 m (1,257 ft)[1]
Prominence383 m (1,257 ft)
Coordinates51°55′23″S 60°57′12″W / 51.92306°S 60.95333°W / -51.92306; -60.95333
Geography
LocationWeddell Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Mount Weddell is the summit of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The mountain rises to 383 metres (1,257 ft) and is situated 8 km northeast of Race Point, 9.8 km east of Pillar Bluff, 4.35 km southwest of Weddell Settlement and 4.6 km west-northwest of Circum Peak.

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References

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  • B. Stonehouse (ed.). Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. 404 pp. ISBN 978-0-471-98665-2
  • C.H. Barnard. A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Capt. Charles H. Barnard, in a Recent Voyage Round the World, Including an Account of His Residence for Two Years on An Uninhabited Island. New York: J.P. Callender, 1836
  • P.P. King and R. Fitzroy. The South America Pilot. Part II. From the Rio de la Plata to the Bay of Panama, including Magellan Strait, the Falkland, and Galapagos Islands. Fifth Edition. London: Printed for the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, 1860. pp. 116–118
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