Circum Peak
| Circum Peak | |
|---|---|
  Circum Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 51°55′45″S60°55′27″W/ 51.92917°S 60.92417°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Weddell Island,Falkland Islands,southAtlantic Ocean |
Circum Peakis a mountain rising to 198 m (650 ft)[1]in the southeast part ofWeddell Islandin theFalkland Islands.It is located at51°55′45″S60°55′27″W/ 51.92917°S 60.92417°W,which is 2.12 km (1.32 mi) southeast ofMount Weddell,and surmountsNew Year Coveto the southeast andGull Harbourto the northeast.
Maps
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- The Falkland Islands.Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901
- Falkland Islands Explorer Map. Scale 1:365000. Ocean Explorer Maps, 2007
- Falklands Topographic Map Series. Scale 1:50000, 29 sheets. DOS 453, 1961-1979
- Falkland Islands.Scale 1:643000 Map. DOS 906. Edition 3-OS, 1998
- Map 500k--xm20-4.1:500000 map of Weddell Island and part of West Falkland. Russian Army Maps (for the world)
- Approaches to the Falkland Islands.Scale 1:1500000 chart. Gps Nautical Charts, 2010
- Illustrated Map of Weddell Island
Gallery
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Massivestone runsin the foothills of Circum Peak; southeast view fromMount Weddell -
Old map of Weddell Island featuring Cove Peak (present Circum Peak) -
Map of Weddell Island
Notes
[edit]- ^A. Fryday and D. Øvstedal.New species, combinations and records of lichenized fungi from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).The Lichenologist 44 (04) 2012. 483–500
References
[edit]- B. Stonehouse (ed.).Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans.Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. 404 pp.ISBN978-0-471-98665-2
External links
[edit]- Weddell Island Official Website
- Weddell Island from space.NASA Johnson Space Center, 30 April 2005
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