Edinburgh Peak
Mountain on Gough Island in the subantarctic South Atlantic
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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