Edinburgh Peak is the highest
mountain
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in
Gough Island
upright=1.3, Map of Gough island
Gough Island ( ), also known historically as Gonçalo Álvares, is a rugged volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Sain ...
,
South Atlantic Ocean
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.
Geography
This
high peak is the highest point of a ridge that runs in a roughly NW/SE direction in the central area of Gough Island. Slightly lower Expedition Peak is located close to it. The island is part of the
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...
Archipelago, an outlying territory of the
United Kingdom
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. The mountain is an
extinct volcano
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On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
which erupted about 2,400 years ago.
Tristan da Cunha Gough Island - Tristandc.com
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See also
*List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territories listed are tho ...
*
References
External links
Letters from a small island - Edinburgh Peak 3 - 1 Gough 56, 28 March to 3 April
Volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha
Mountains and hills of British Overseas Territories
Extinct volcanoes
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