| Pleasant Peak | |
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 The memorial on Pleasant Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 51°46′55.85″S58°28′22.13″W / 51.7821806°S 58.4728139°W /-51.7821806; -58.4728139 |
| Geography | |
  Pleasant Peak | |
Pleasant Peak is a location on theFalkland Islands,East Falkland, two miles (3.2 km) north ofRAF Mount Pleasant.[1]
The mountain was the site of the1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident whenHMSCardiff shot down a British Army Gazelle helicopter, killing its four occupants.[2]
When the adjacent Mount Pleasant Complex was being constructed in the aftermath of the Falkland conflict, a quarry was opened up on the lower slopes of Pleasant Peak to supply hard rock (quartzite) for the construction of the foundations and a base for the runway.[3]
Mountains and hills of the Falkland Islands | ||
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| East Falkland Island |  | |
| West Falkland Island | ||
| Weddell Island | ||
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