Governor Island, Falkland Islands Explained

Governor Island
Type:Island
Pushpin Map:Falkland Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:Governor Island shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates:-51.857°N -61.186°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Falkland Islands
Subdivision Type1:Island group
Seat Type:Main settlement
Area Total Km2:2.2
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:FKST
Utc Offset1:−3
Footnotes:If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

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 220ha in area.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_-51.857_-61.186.html Governor Island.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710223057/http://www.falklandsconservation.com/wildlife/birds/IBAs/iba_beaver.pdf Beaver Island Group.