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Mountain in the Falkand Islands

Mount Weddell
Mount WeddellWeddell Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Highest point
Elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
Prominence	383 m (1,257 ft)
Coordinates	51°55′23″S 60°57′12″W / 51.92306°S 60.95333°W / -51.92306; -60.95333
Geography
Location	Weddell Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Mount Weddell is the summit of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The mountain rises to 383 metres (1,257 ft) and is situated 8 km northeast of Race Point, 9.8 km east of Pillar Bluff, 4.35 km southwest of Weddell Settlement and 4.6 km west-northwest of Circum Peak.

Maps

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
Approaches to the Falkland Islands. Scale 1:1500000 chart. Gps Nautical Charts, 2010
Illustrated Map of Weddell Island

An old map featuring Mt Weddell put its height at 1250 ft (381 m)
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
Map of Weddell Island

B. Stonehouse (ed.). Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. 404 pp. ISBN 978-0-471-98665-2
C.H. Barnard. 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. New York: J.P. Callender, 1836
P.P. King and R. Fitzroy. The South America Pilot. Part II. From the Rio de la Plata to the Bay of Panama, including Magellan Strait, the Falkland, and Galapagos Islands. Fifth Edition. London: Printed for the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, 1860. pp. 116–118

Society

Education Falkland Islands Community School Falkland Islanders Origins Falklands Conservation Human rights LGBT Languages Falkland Islands English Law Enforcement Telecommunications Internet domain Transport Falkland Islands Government Air Service Mount Pleasant Airport Port Stanley Airport
Culture	Coat of arms Flag Motto Religion Anglican parish Christ Church Cathedral Roman Catholicism Scouting and Guiding
Sport	Commonwealth Games Cricket team Football team Rifle Association Rugby union

(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England, and national diploma / NVQ students attend Chichester College in England

v t e Mountains and hills of the Falkland Islands
East Falkland Island	Mount Challenger Mount Longdon Mount Harriett Mount Kent Mount Low Mount Simon Mount Tumbledown Smoko Mount Mount Usborne Jack's Mountain Mount Wickham Pleasant Peak
West Falkland Island	Mount Sulivan Mount Young Mount Edgeworth Mount Emery Mount Sulivan Storm Mountain Byron Heights Mount Adam Mount Maria Mount Robinson
Weddell Island	Circum Peak Chatham Hill Pitt Heights Mount Weddell
See also: List of mountains and hills of the Falkland Islands

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