High Rock
High Rock is an islet in Falkland Islands. High Rock is situated nearby to the locality Gentoo Penguin Colony, as well as near Hookers Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Pembroke Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Butterfly voyages, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pembroke Lighthouse is situated 2 miles east of High Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Pembroke.
Cape Pembroke
Locality
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 2 miles east of High Rock.
High Rock
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Roca High”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.67348° or 51° 40′ 25″ southLongitude
-57.76131° or 57° 45′ 41″ westOpen location code
38W486GQ+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 458934222OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3426969
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Top Island (Port William) and FIGAS Falklands Islands Government Air Service.
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