Hotham Heights occupy the western interior of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands.[1] The feature extends 9 km (5.6 mi) in southwest–northeast direction and 6 km (3.7 mi) in southeast–northwest direction, rising to 236 m (774 ft) at Chatham Hill. Hotham Heights are centred at 51°52′10″S 61°04′30″W / 51.86944°S 61.07500°W / -51.86944; -61.07500.

Location of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands
Satellite image of Weddell Island

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hotham Heights. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database

References

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  • 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
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