Mount Longdon
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| Mount Longdon | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 97 m (318 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Coordinates | 51°40′15″S 57°58′55″W / 51.67083°S 57.98194°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Longdon | |
Mount Longdon is a hill located in the east of East Falkland island forming part of the Falkland Islands Archipelago. It has an elevation of 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level. It is the highest land in any direction for 3 kilometres (2 miles).[3][a] Mount Longdon is named after Lt Col Richard Longdon, who was the commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 Para) of the British Army during the Falklands War.[4] It is best known as the site of the Battle of Mount Longdon, and overlooks Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ This is the distance to the mountain Tumbledown south of Mount Longdon.
References
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- ^ "ACME mapper". ACME mapper. 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Peak Visor". Peak Visor. 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Isolation for Mount Longdon - ACME mapper".
- ^ "Mount Longdon". Paradata. 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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