Mount Tumbledown, East Falkland

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Mount Tumbledown, East Falkland is a prominent hill near Stanley that was the site of a major and decisive battle during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Mount Tumbledown, East Falkland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
mountain
adjacentTo Goose Green–Stanley axis of advance
Mount Longdon, East Falkland NERFINISHED
Mount William, East Falkland NERFINISHED
assaultedBy British forces in 1982
category Falklands War battlefields
Military history of the Falkland Islands
Mountains of East Falkland
climate cool oceanic climate
combatant Argentina NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
conflict Falklands War
country Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory) NERFINISHED
currentUse grazing land
historical site
dateOfEvent 13 June 1982
14 June 1982
elevation approximately 1,148 feet
approximately 350 metres
geology predominantly quartzite and sandstone
hasCemetery small military graves and memorial markers
hasFeature peat and scrub vegetation
rocky terrain
hasRoadAccessFrom Stanley NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Mount Harriet, East Falkland NERFINISHED
Mount Longdon, East Falkland NERFINISHED
Stanley Harbour NERFINISHED
locatedIn East Falkland NERFINISHED
Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
memorial Argentine memorials and plaques
war memorials to British soldiers
near Stanley, Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Mount Tumbledown NERFINISHED
notableFor Battle of Mount Tumbledown NERFINISHED
overlooks Stanley, Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
partOf Andes foothills of the Falkland Islands
ring of hills west of Stanley
region South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
resultOfBattle British victory
roleInWar decisive battle leading to Argentine surrender in Stanley
one of the final major engagements of the Falklands War
sovereignState United Kingdom
strategicImportance defensive high ground protecting approaches to Stanley
tourism visited by veterans and tourists
usedBy Argentine Army defensive positions in 1982

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Tumbledown Mountain 1982 locationOfAction Mount Tumbledown, East Falkland