Byron Heights Explained

Byron Heights
Elevation:497m (1,631feet)
Prominence:497m (1,631feet)
Map:Falkland Islands
Label Position:left
Location:Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates:-51.4247°N -60.5647°W

Byron Heights is a mountain rising to 497m (1,631feet)[1] at the northwest extremity of West Falkland, Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is situated 11.65km (07.24miles) southeast of Hope Point.

The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (Remote Radar Head Byron Heights) of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI),[2] part of an early warning and airspace control network including also RRH Mount Alice on West Falkland and RRH Mount Kent on East Falkland.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_-51.425_-60.565.html Byron Heights.
  2. https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/operation-black-buck/post-conflict-and-raf-stanley/ Post Conflict and RAF Stanley.