Mount Duff
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Mountain in French Polynesia
For the Canadian mountain, see Mount Duff (Yakutat).
| Mount Duff | |
|---|---|
| View of Mount Duff, with part of the village Rikitea at its foot, and Mount Mokoto in the background on the right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Prominence | 441 m (1,447 ft) Edit this on Wikidata |
| Coordinates | 23°07′43′′S 134°58′25′′W / 23.12861°S 134.97361°W / -23.12861; -134.97361 |
| Geography | |
Mount Duff is located in French Polynesia Mount Duff Mount Duff | |
Mount Duff, also called Auorotini in the Mangarevan language, is the highest peak on the island of Mangareva in the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. It has an elevation of 441 m. The peak was named by James Wilson after the ship Duff , which carried missionaries of the London Missionary Society to Tahiti.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ Te Rangi Hiroa (1964). Vikings of the Sunrise. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. p. 202. Retrieved 15 December 2021 – via NZETC.
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