Engineers Point
Engineers Point is a locality in Falkland Islands. Engineers Point is situated nearby to the locality Tussac Point, as well as near Gypsy Cove Penguin Colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Stanley Airport and Christ Church Cathedral.
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 2 miles east of Engineers 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 1½ miles southwest of Engineers Point.
Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Falkland Islands Museum is located at the historical dockyard site in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is run by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, which is a registered charity. Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust is situated 2 miles west of Engineers Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moody Brook and Cape Pembroke.
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 4 miles west of Engineers Point.
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 4½ miles east of Engineers Point.
Engineers Point
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Engineer Point”
- Category: cape
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.68271° or 51° 40′ 58″ southLongitude
-57.82633° or 57° 49′ 35″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
38W4858F+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4522412350OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3427043
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In Other Languages
“Engineers Point” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Punta Engineer”
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