Byron Heights is a mountain rising to at the northwest extremity of
West Falkland
West Falkland () is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastline is long.
Popula ...
,
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub ...
in the
South Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for ...
. It is situated southeast of
Hope Point.
The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (
Remote Radar Head
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track aircraf ...
Byron Heights) of the
British Forces South Atlantic Islands
The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and, as such, rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other British territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under th ...
(BFSAI),
Post Conflict and RAF Stanley.
''Think Defence'' Website, 2017 part of an early warning and airspace control network including also RRH Mount Alice Mount Alice may refer to:
* Mount Alice (Alaska) in Alaska, USA
* Mount Alice (British Columbia) in British Columbia, Canada
* Mount Alice (California) in California, USA
* Mount Alice (Colorado) in Colorado, USA
* Mount Alice, Falkland Islands in ...
on West Falkland and RRH Mount Kent
Mount Kent is a hill on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, and is 458 m (1,501 ft) high.
It is located north of Mount Challenger.
History
The hill saw action during the Falklands War during the Assault on Mount Kent, part of the larger Bat ...
on East Falkland
East Falkland () is the largest island of the Falkland Islands, Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as L ...
.
References
Mountains and hills of West Falkland
Military of the Falkland Islands
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