Circum Peak

Circum Peak is a mountain rising to 198 m (650 ft)[1] in the southeast part of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. It is located at 51°55′45″S 60°55′27″W, which is 2.12 km (1.32 mi) southeast of Mount Weddell, and surmounts New Year Cove to the southeast and Gull Harbour to the northeast.

Circum Peak
Highest point
Coordinates51°55′45″S 60°55′27″W
Geography
LocationWeddell Island, Falkland Islands, south Atlantic Ocean

Maps
Location of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands
Satellite image of Weddell Island
  • 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
  • Massive stone runs in the foothills of Circum Peak; southeast view from Mount Weddell
    Massive stone runs in the foothills of Circum Peak; southeast view from Mount Weddell
  • Old map of Weddell Island featuring Cove Peak (present Circum Peak)
    Old map of Weddell Island featuring Cove Peak (present Circum Peak)
  • Map of Weddell Island
    Map of Weddell Island

Notes
  1. 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
  • 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


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