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Mount Usborne

Mount Usborne is a mountain on East Falkland Island; at 705m (2312 feet) above sea level, it is the highest point in the Falkland Islands. Mount Usborne is referenced by Charles Darwin in Chapter 9 of the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. It is called "Monte Independencia" (Mount Independence) in Spanish.

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