Mount Alice is a mountain rising to at the south 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 between the bays of Port Stephens and

Port Albemarle Port Albemarle (Spanish: ''Puerto Santa Eufemia'') is a settlement on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is in the far south of the island, on the east side, at the southern end of Falkland Sound. Owing to its large harbour, Albemarle be ...

, due north of

Cape Meredith Cape Meredith ( es, Cabo Meredith; Argentine name "Cabo Belgrano") is the southernmost point of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. About northwest is the town of Port Stephens. There is a shanty in the area, which is a listed building ...

. After the

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

the mountain became the home of No. 751 Signals Unit RAF, an air defence radar unit. The mountain's top is now occupied by

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 ...

(RRH) Mount Alice 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),Sex, Drink, Scandal ? and Duty.
''Mercopress News Agency'', 30 October 2002 part of an early warning and airspace control network including also

RRH Byron Heights Byron Heights is a mountain rising to at the northwest extremity of West Falkland, Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic. It is situated southeast of Hope Point, Falkland Islands, Hope Point. The mountain's top is occupied by R ...

on West Falkland and

RRH Mount Kent Mount Kent is a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, and is high. It is located north of Mount Challenger. History The mountain saw action during the Falklands War during the Assault on Mount Kent, part of the larger Battle of Mount ...

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 ...

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Panoramic airview of Mount Alice Radar Station with Port Albemarle in the background

Interactive satellite image of Mount Alice
Mountains of West Falkland Military of the Falkland Islands {{Falklands-geo-stub