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'''Mount Kent''' is a mountain on [[East Falkland]], [[Falkland Islands]],<ref>Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands''</ref> It is north of [[Mount Challenger]] and saw action in the Falklands War during the Battle of Mount Harriet - some of the area still being | '''Mount Kent''' is a mountain on [[East Falkland]], [[Falkland Islands]],<ref>Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands''</ref> It is north of [[Mount Challenger]] and saw action in the Falklands War during the Battle of Mount Harriet - some of the area still being cleared of Argentine landmines. | ||
[[Murrell River]] rises on [[Mount Challenger]] to the south, and tributaries run off Mount Kent, Harriet and Two Sisters. | [[Murrell River]] rises on [[Mount Challenger]] to the south, and tributaries run off Mount Kent, [[Mount Harriet]] and [[Two Sisters, Falkland Islands|Two Sisters]]. | ||
Mount Kent also has an impressive [[stone run]]. | Mount Kent also has an impressive [[stone run]]. | ||
==Radar station== | |||
The mountain's top is occupied by the '''RRH Mount Kent''' (Remote Radar Head Mount Kent) of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI),<ref>[https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/operation-black-buck/post-conflict-and-raf-stanley/ Post Conflict and RAF Stanley]: ''Think Defence'', 2017</ref> which is part of an early warning and airspace control network including also RRH [[Mount Alice]], and RRH [[Byron Heights]] on [[West Falkland]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 14 January 2019
| Mount Kent | |||
| Falkland Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stone run on Mount Kent | |||
| Range: | Wickham Heights | ||
| East Falkland | |||
| Summit: | 1,504 feet 51°40’25"S, 58°6’47"W | ||
Mount Kent is a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands,[1] It is north of Mount Challenger and saw action in the Falklands War during the Battle of Mount Harriet - some of the area still being cleared of Argentine landmines.
Murrell River rises on Mount Challenger to the south, and tributaries run off Mount Kent, Mount Harriet and Two Sisters.
Mount Kent also has an impressive stone run.
Radar station
The mountain's top is occupied by the RRH Mount Kent (Remote Radar Head Mount Kent) of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI),[2] which is part of an early warning and airspace control network including also RRH Mount Alice, and RRH Byron Heights on West Falkland.
References
- ↑ Strange, Ian (1983) The Falkland Islands
- ↑ Post Conflict and RAF Stanley: Think Defence, 2017