Byron Heights

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Byron Heights
Falkland Islands
West Falkland
Summit: 1,630 feet 51°25’29"S, 60°33’53"W

Byron Heights is a mountain rising to 1,630 feet at the northwest extremity of West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is found seven miles south-east of Hope Point.

The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (Remote Radar Head Byron Heights) of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands.[1] The station is part of an early warning and airspace control network including also RRH Mount Alice on West Falkland and RRH Mount Kent on East Falkland.

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