Weddell Mountain

Weddell Mountain
Falkland Islands
	Weddell Island
Summit:	; 51°55’23"S, 60°57’12"W

Weddell Mountain (otherwise called Mount Weddell) is the highest point of Weddell Island in the west of the Falkland Islands. The mountain rises to 1,257 feet, five miles north-east of Race Point, six miles east of Pillar Bluff, two and a half miles and south-west of Weddell Settlement. Another of the island's hills, Circum Peak, is three miles to the east.

Pictures

• An old map featuring Mt Weddell put its height at 1250 feet
  An old map featuring Mt Weddell put its height at 1250 feet
• Circum Peak and New Year Cove from Mount Weddell, with Smylie Channel, Dyke Island and West Falkland in the background
  Circum Peak and New Year Cove from Mount Weddell, with Smylie Channel, Dyke Island and West Falkland in the background
• Satellite image of Weddell Island
  Satellite image of Weddell Island

Outside links

• Falkland Islands: Weddell Island

References

• Stonehouse, B. (ed.): 'Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans' (John Wiley & Sons, 2002) p 404 ISBN 978-0-471-98665-2
• Barnard, C.H.: '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' (J.P. Callender, 1836)