RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The airfield goes by the motto of "Defend the right" and is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pleasant Peak.
Pleasant Peak
Peak
Photo: Nimbus227, Public domain.
Pleasant Peak is a location on the Falkland Islands, East Falkland, two miles north of RAF Mount Pleasant.
RAF Mount Pleasant
- Type: Aerodrome
- Categories: military installation and transportation
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.8181° or 51° 49′ 5″ southLongitude
-58.4568° or 58° 27′ 25″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Inception
May 12th, 1985Operator
Royal Air ForceOpen location code
38W35GJV+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 260481805OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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