Mount Adam | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,290 ft (700 m) |
Prominence | 2,290 ft (700 m) |
Coordinates | 51°35′06″S 60°02′04″W / 51.5851°S 60.0345°WCoordinates: 51°35′06″S 60°02′04″W / 51.5851°S 60.0345°W |
Geography | |
Location | West Falkland, Falkland Islands, south Atlantic Ocean |
Parent range | Hill Cove Mountains |
Mount Adam (Spanish: "Monte Independencia/Monte Beaufort") is a mountain on West Falkland, part of the Hill Cove Mountains range. It is the highest mountain on West Falkland and is one of the highest in the islands. It has the remains of glacial cirques on it, and is of similar height to Mount Usborne on East Falkland. Its summit is at 2,300 feet (700 m)
As one of the highest mountains of the Falklands, it experienced some glaciation. The handful of mountains over 2,000 feet (610 m) have: