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Mount Adam, Falkland Islands

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Mount Adam Mount Adam West Falkland, Falkland Islands, south Atlantic Ocean Highest point Elevation 2,290 ft (700 m)  [1] Prominence 2,290 ft (700 m)  [1] Coordinates 51°35′06″S 60°02′04″W  /  51.5851°S 60.0345°W  / -51.5851; -60.0345 Coordinates: 51°35′06″S 60°02′04″W  /  51.5851°S 60.0345°W  / -51.5851; -60.0345   [1] 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 the second highest in the islands. [2] 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). [3] It is south west of Mount Edgeworth. As one of the highest mountains of the Falklands, it experienced some glaciation. The handful of mountains over 2,000 feet (610 m) have: "prono...