High Rock

High Rock is an islet in . High Rock is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Stanley Airport and Canopus Hill.

Aerodrome
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
, also known as Stanley Airport, is a small civil in the , two miles from the capital, . The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway.

Peak
is located on the of near , the capital city of the . It is named after HMS Canopus, which fired the first shots in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during World War I.

Lighthouse
Photo: Butterfly voyages, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2 miles east of High Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Pembroke.

Locality
Photo: DagosNavy, CC BY 2.0.
is the easternmost point of the , and is on . There is an automated lighthouse here. is situated 2 miles east of High Rock.

High Rock

Latitude
-51.67348° or 51° 40′ 25″ south
Longitude
-57.76131° or 57° 45′ 41″ west
Open location code
38W486GQ+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 458934222
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3426969
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