Canopus Hill

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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.[1]


Canopus Hill
Highest point
Elevation32 m (105 ft)
Prominence32 m (105 ft)
Geography
LocationFalkland Islands
Canopus Hill is located in Earth
Canopus Hill
Location on Earth
  1. ^ Burt, R. A. British Battleships 1889-1904, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1988, ISBN 0-87021-061-0, p. 154.