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Beaver Island, Falkland Islands

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Other islands in the group include Staats Island, with an area of 500 hectares (1,200 acres); Tea Island, which covers 310 hectares (770 acres); Governor Island, which covers 220 hectares (540 acres); Split Island, with an area of 70 hectares (170 acres) and a few smaller islands. Though the smaller
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islands in the group are low-lying, the larger islands are very hilly, with many peaks of more than 150 metres (490 ft) and some more than 200 metres (660 ft). The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is 234 metres (768 ft).
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Beaver Island was named after the whaling vessel "Beaver" which was recorded as being the first whaling ship to double
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If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.
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Beaver Island (Falkland Islands)
Island


51°50′20″S 61°16′40″W / 51.83889°S 61.27778°W / -51.83889; -61.27778
Falkland Islands
Named for
Time zone
UTC−3
FKST
Spanish
Falkland Islands
Weddell Island
New Island
Cape Horn
airstrip
gentoo penguins
South American gray foxes
Falkland Islands wolf
peregrine falcons
crested
striated caracaras
guanacos
fur seals
seabirds
kelp
BirdLife International
Important Bird Area
Falkland steamer ducks
gentoo penguins

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