Ordnance Point

Ordnance Point is a locality in Falkland Islands. Ordnance Point is situated nearby to the locality Gypsy Cove Penguin Colony, as well as near Tussac Point.

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. Port Stanley Airport is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ordnance Point.

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. Canopus Hill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ordnance Point.

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. Christ Church Cathedral is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ordnance Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Pembroke and Moody Brook.

Cape Pembroke

Locality

Photo: DagosNavy, CC BY 2.0.

Cape Pembroke is the easternmost point of the Falkland Islands, and is on East Falkland. There is an automated lighthouse here. Cape Pembroke is situated 4 miles east of Ordnance Point.

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. Moody Brook is situated 5 miles west of Ordnance Point.

Ordnance Point

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Punta Ordnance”
Category: cape
Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude

-51.67403° or 51° 40′ 27″ south

Longitude

-57.80906° or 57° 48′ 33″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

38W485GR+99

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10837322511

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3426826

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