Whalebone Cove
Whalebone Cove is a bay in Falkland Islands. Whalebone Cove is situated nearby to the locality Tussac Point, as well as near Gypsy Cove Penguin Colony.Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Stanley Airport and Canopus Hill.
Port Stanley Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
Port Stanley Airport, also known as Stanley Airport, is a small civil airport in the Falkland Islands, two miles from the capital, Stanley. The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway.
Canopus Hill
Peak
Canopus Hill is located on the island of East Falkland near Stanley, the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is named after HMS Canopus, which fired the first shots in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during World War I.
Christ Church Cathedral
Church
Photo: Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church Cathedral, in Stanley, Falkland Islands, is the southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world. It is the parish church of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territories.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Pembroke and Moody Brook.
Cape Pembroke
Locality
Cape Pembroke is the easternmost point of the Falkland Islands, and is on East Falkland. There is an automated lighthouse here.
Moody Brook
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moody Brook is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on East Falkland, Falkland Islands. It is near Stanley, just to the northwest, and was formerly the location of the town barracks, which were attacked in Operation Rosario, the 1982 Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands.
Whalebone Cove
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Whalebone Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.68768° or 51° 41′ 16″ southLongitude
-57.80552° or 57° 48′ 20″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
38W4856V+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4324849622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3426632
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tussac Point and Gypsy Cove Penguin Colony.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lady Elizabeth and PLYM [b1903].
Falkland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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