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) ⓘ
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ⓘ
42 Commando Royal Marines ⓘ
45 Commando Royal Marines ⓘ
British forces ⓘ
category Falklands War battle sites ⓘ
Mountains of East Falkland ⓘ
conflict 1982 Falklands War ⓘ
linked to: Falklands War

Falklands War ⓘ
country Falkland Islands ⓘ
dateOfEvent June 1982 ⓘ
defendedBy Argentine forces ⓘ
hasFeature two distinct summits ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for its twin peaks ⓘ
locatedIn East Falkland ⓘ
locatedNear Mount Harriet ⓘ
Mount Longdon ⓘ
Port Stanley ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Two Sisters ⓘ
overlooks approaches to Port Stanley ⓘ
partOf Falkland Islands ⓘ
Falklands War battlefields ⓘ
Stanley Mountain range ⓘ
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Harriet → near → Two Sisters (Falkland Islands) ⓘ
Battle of Two Sisters → location → Two Sisters, East Falkland ⓘ
linked to: Two Sisters (Falkland Islands)
Mount Kent → nearbyFeature → Two Sisters (Falkland Islands) ⓘ