Doctor Point

Doctor Point is a cape in . Doctor Point 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.

Peak
is a mountain on , . It has an elevation of 253 meters. It is due north of on the north shore of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Pembroke and Moody Brook.

Locality
Photo: DagosNavy, CC BY 2.0.
is the easternmost point of the , and is on . There is an automated lighthouse here.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on , . It is near , 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.

Doctor Point

Latitude
-51.66283° or 51° 39′ 46″ south
Longitude
-57.81827° or 57° 49′ 6″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
38W485PJ+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4698227723
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3427081
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