Edinburgh Peak
Mountain on Gough Island in the subantarctic South Atlantic
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Edinburgh Peak
Gough Island, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, UK
Edinburgh Peak is the highest mountain in Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Geography
This 902 m (2,959 ft)[1] high peak is the highest point of a ridge that runs in a roughly NW/SE direction in the central area of Gough Island.[2] Slightly lower Expedition Peak is located close to it.[3] The island is part of the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago, an outlying territory of the United Kingdom.[4] The mountain is an extinct volcano which erupted about 2,400 years ago.[5][6]
See also
- List of islands by highest point
- List of mountains and hills of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
References
- ^ a b c d Google Earth
- ^ Susan Britt-Gallagher, Tricia Hayne, St Helena: Ascension. Tristan Da Cunha, p. 180
- ^ Gough Island Helicopter flight past Edinburgh/Expedition Peak
- ^ A number of sources give an elevation of 910 m (2,990 ft). Scott Polar Research Institute - Gough Island Scientific Survey, 1955-56
- ^ Tristan da Cunha Island Group and Gough Island
- ^ Tristan da Cunha Gough Island - Tristandc.com
External links
- Letters from a small island - Edinburgh Peak 3 - 1 Gough 56, 28 March to 3 April
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