Byron Heights is a mountain rising to at the northwest extremity of
West Falkland
West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) 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 coastli ...
,
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) 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 about from Cape Dubouzet ...
in the
South Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
. It is situated southeast of
Hope Point.
The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (
Remote Radar Head
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...
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 UK territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under the pro ...
(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 Island ...
on West Falkland and RRH Mount Kent on East Falkland
East Falkland ( es, Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the 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 La ...
.
References
Mountains of West Falkland
Military of the Falkland Islands
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