Mount Obama

Mount Obama
Boggy Peak

Mount Obama
Highest point
Elevation 402 m (1,319 ft) [1]
Prominence 402 m (1,319 ft) [2]
Listing Country high point
Coordinates 17°02′31″N 61°51′04″W / 17.04194°N 61.85111°W / 17.04194; -61.85111Coordinates: 17°02′31″N 61°51′04″W / 17.04194°N 61.85111°W / 17.04194; -61.85111 [2]
Geography
Mount Obama

Antigua and Barbuda

Mount Obama (known as Boggy Peak until August 4, 2009) is the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains and of the island of Antigua. It lies in the southwest of the island at 17°2′31″N 61°51′4″W / 17.04194°N 61.85111°W / 17.04194; -61.85111,[2][3] and rises to a height of 402 metres (1,319 ft) and is named after Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States.

Renaming

On August 4, 2009, the 48th birthday of U.S. President Barack Obama, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer officially renamed the mountain from Boggy Peak to Mount Obama.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Obama" on summitpost.org Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Obama" on Peakbagger Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ↑ "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  4. ↑ Kentish, Anika (2009-08-09). "Mount Obama: Antigua Renames Its Highest Peak". Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-03-09.


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