Mount Weddell is the summit of
Weddell Island in the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...
. The mountain rises to and is situated 8 km northeast of
Race Point, 9.8 km east of
Pillar Bluff, 4.35 km southwest of
Weddell Settlement
Weddell Settlement is the only settlement on Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands, situated on the east coast of the island at the head of the sheltered Gull Harbour (formerly ''Great Harbour''.), part of Queen Charlotte Bay. It is located at ...
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
''Map 500k--xm20-4''.1:500000 map of Weddell Island and part of West Falkland. Russian Army Maps (for the world)
Scale 1:1500000 chart. Gps Nautical Charts, 2010
Illustrated Map of Weddell Island
Gallery
File:Weddell-Island-Map-1901.png, An old map featuring Mt Weddell put its height at 1250 ft (381 m)
Weddell-stone-runs.jpg, Circum Peak and New Year Cove from Mount Weddell, with Smylie Channel, Dyke Island and West Falkland
West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastli ...
in the background
Weddell-Island-Satellite-Image.jpg, Satellite image of Weddell Island
Weddell-Island-Map.png, Map of Weddell Island
Notes
References
* B. Stonehouse (ed.). ''Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans''. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. 404 pp.
* 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
External links
Weddell Island Official WebsiteWeddell Island from space.NASA Johnson Space Center, 30 April 2005
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