Governor Island is an uninhabited island of the Beaver Island Group in the Falkland Islands.[1] It lies between Beaver Island and Weddell Island, north of Staats Island and is 220 hectares (544 acres) in area.[2]
Governor Island | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of Weddell Island | |
  Governor Island Governor Island shown within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′25″S 61°11′10″W / 51.857°S 61.186°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
Maps edit
- The Falkland Islands. Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901
- Falkland Islands Explorer Map. Scale 1:365000. Ocean Explorer Maps, 2007
- Falklands Topographic Map Series. Scale 1:50000, 29 sheets. DOS 453, 1961-1979
- Falkland Islands. Scale 1:643000 Map. DOS 906. Edition 3-OS, 1998
- Map 500k--xm20-4. 1:500000 map of Weddell Island and part of West Falkland. Russian Army Maps (for the world)
References edit
- ^ Governor Island. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database
- ^ Beaver Island Group. Important Bird Areas. Falklands Conservation, 2012