Mount Usborne
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 M. Usborne with altitude indication 2245 ( feet ) on the map of the Falkland Islands from 1901 |
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| height | 708 m | |
| location | East Falkland , Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 41 '50 " S , 58 ° 50' 4" W | |
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The Mount Usborne ( spanish Cerro Alberdi ) with 708 meters the highest mountain in the Falkland Islands and is located on the northern half Ostfalklands north-east of Darwin . It has small glaciations even in summer.
The mountain is named after Alexander Burns Usborne, an officer on the Beagle , the ship that Charles Darwin took on his famous voyage.
Web links
- The life of Alexander Burns Usborne (English)
- Satellite image of Mount Usborne ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )