Arrow Point
Arrow Point is a cape in Falkland Islands. Arrow Point is situated nearby to the locality Gentoo Penguin Colony, as well as near Ordnance 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Pembroke and Moody Brook.
Cape Pembroke
Locality
Cape Pembroke is the easternmost point of the Falkland Islands, and is on East Falkland. There is an automated lighthouse here.
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.
Arrow Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Punta Arrow”
- Category: landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.6587° or 51° 39′ 31″ southLongitude
-57.7875° or 57° 47′ 15″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
38W486R7+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4376259732OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3427189
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In Other Languages
“Arrow Point” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Punta Flecha”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gentoo Penguin Colony and Ordnance Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include High Rock and PLYM [b1903].
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