Two Sisters (Falkland Islands)

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Two Sisters is a notable pair of peaks in the Falkland Islands that served as a key battleground during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
pair of peaks
attackedBy 3 Commando Brigade (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment NERFINISHED
42 Commando Royal Marines NERFINISHED
45 Commando Royal Marines NERFINISHED
British forces NERFINISHED
category Falklands War battle sites
Mountains of East Falkland NERFINISHED
conflict 1982 Falklands War NERFINISHED
Falklands War
country Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
dateOfEvent June 1982
defendedBy Argentine forces
hasFeature two distinct summits
hasNameOrigin named for its twin peaks
locatedIn East Falkland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mount Harriet NERFINISHED
Mount Longdon NERFINISHED
Port Stanley NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Two Sisters NERFINISHED
overlooks approaches to Port Stanley
partOf Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
Falklands War battlefields NERFINISHED
Stanley Mountain range NERFINISHED
significance key battleground in the recapture of East Falkland in 1982
strategicImportance high ground overlooking approaches to Stanley
terrain rocky
rugged
timePeriod 20th century military history
usedAs battlefield
usedFor hiking
military operations
visitedFor battlefield tourism

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Mount Harriet near Two Sisters (Falkland Islands)
Battle of Two Sisters location Two Sisters (Falkland Islands)
this entity surface form: Two Sisters, East Falkland