Pitt Heights occupy the northwestern interior of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands.[1] The feature extends 7.5 km (4.7 mi) in southwest–northeast direction and 6.8 km (4.2 mi) in southeast–northwest direction, rising to 240 m (790 ft). Hotham Heights are centred at 51°49′05″S 61°00′30″W / 51.81806°S 61.00833°W.
Maps edit
- 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
Gallery edit
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Old map of Weddell Island featuring Chatham Harbour -
Map of Weddell Island
Notes edit
- ^ Pitt Heights. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database
References edit
- 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
- 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 edit
- Weddell Island Official Website
- Weddell Island from space. NASA Johnson Space Center, 30 April 2005
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