Edinburgh Peak Explained

Edinburgh Peak
Elevation M:	902
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Location:	Gough Island, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, UK
Map:	South Atlantic
Map Size:	260
Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	-40.3019°N -9.9631°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
First Ascent:	unknown

Edinburgh Peak is the highest mountain in Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

Geography

This 902m (2,959feet)^[1] high peak is the highest point of a ridge that runs in a roughly NW/SE direction in the central area of Gough Island.^[3] Slightly lower Expedition Peak is located close to it.^[4] The island is part of the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago, an outlying territory of the United Kingdom.^[5] The mountain is an extinct volcano which erupted about 2,400 years ago.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of islands by highest point
• List of mountains and hills of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

External links

• Letters from a small island - Edinburgh Peak 3 - 1 Gough 56, 28 March to 3 April

Notes and References

1. [Google Earth]
2. [Google Earth]
3. Susan Britt-Gallagher, Tricia Hayne, St Helena: Ascension. Tristan Da Cunha, p. 180
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIdm6CPG7eM Gough Island Helicopter flight past Edinburgh/Expedition Peak
5. A number of sources give an elevation of 910m (2,990feet). Scott Polar Research Institute - Gough Island Scientific Survey, 1955-56
6. https://www.ndsu.edu/subantarctic/tristan_da_cunha_group_and_gough.htm Tristan da Cunha Island Group and Gough Island
7. http://www.tristandc.com/gough.php Tristan da Cunha Gough Island - Tristandc.com