Mount Obama

Mount Obama
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Mount Obama
Höhe 396 m
Lage Südwesten Antiguas
Gebirge Shekerley Mountains
Geographische Lage 17° 2′ 32″ N, 61° 51′ 8″ W17.042222222222-61.852222222222396Koordinaten: 17° 2′ 32″ N, 61° 51′ 8″ W
Mount Obama (Antigua und Barbuda)
Mount Obama
Typ Vulkanrest

Boggy Peak, ab August 2009 umbenannt in Mount Obama, ist der Rest eines Vulkankraters in den Shekerley Mountains und gleichzeitig der höchste Punkt des karibischen Inselstaates Antigua und Barbuda mit 396 Metern. Er liegt im Südwesten der Insel Antigua. Eine Besteigung des Berges ist jedoch nicht möglich, da die obere Region des Boggy Peak eine Sperrzone ist. Vom Gipfel aus ist ein Blick auf die umliegenden Inseln Montserrat und Guadeloupe möglich.[1]

Umbenennung in Mount Obama

In einer Pressemitteilung vom 5. November 2008 verkündete der Premierminister des Landes, Winston Baldwin Spencer, die Umbenennung von Boggy Peak in Mount Obama zu Ehren des US-Präsidenten Barack Obama. Die Umbenennung fand am 4. August 2009 statt.

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Einzelnachweise

  1. New York Times: 36 Hours in Antigua

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