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Mount Duff

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
Elevation441 m (1,447 ft)
Prominence441 m (1,447 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates23°07′43″S 134°58′25″W / 23.12861°S 134.97361°W / -23.12861; -134.97361
Geography

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]

View of Mount Duff from Mont Mokoto.

References

  1. ^ Te Rangi Hiroa (1964). Vikings of the Sunrise. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. p. 202. Retrieved 15 December 2021 – via NZETC.
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