Mount Longdon

Mount Longdon
Highest point
Elevation183 m (600 ft)[1]
Prominence97 m (318 ft)[2]
Isolation3 km (2 mi)
Coordinates51°40′15″S 57°58′55″W / 51.67083°S 57.98194°W / -51.67083; -57.98194
Geography

Mount Longdon is a hill located in the east of East Falkland island forming part of the Falkland Islands Archipelago.[3][4] 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).[5][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.[6] It is best known as the site of the Battle of Mount Longdon, and overlooks Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.

  1. ^ "ACME mapper". ACME mapper. 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Peak Visor". Peak Visor. 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ Alan Edwin Day (1996). The Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Clio Press. p. 232.
  4. ^ Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Resources link at www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code § Section 425.
  5. ^ "Isolation for Mount Longdon - ACME mapper".
  6. ^ "Mount Longdon". Paradata. 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.


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