Edinburgh Peak is the highest mountain in Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Edinburgh Peak | |
|---|---|
  Edinburgh Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°18′7″S 9°57′47″W / 40.30194°S 9.96306°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gough Island, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, UK |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
Geography
editThis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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