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West Falkland
Isla Gran Malvina (Spanish)
Island
West Falkland from Keppel Island
West Falkland from Keppel Island
Location of West Falkland (red) in the Falkland Islands (red & white)
Location of West Falkland (red)

in the Falkland Islands (red & white)

Coordinates: 51°47′51″S 60°07′55″W / 51.79750°S 60.13194°W / -51.79750; -60.13194
LocationAtlantic Ocean
ArchipelagoFalkland Islands
Area
 • Total4,532 km2 (1,750 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd[a]
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total160
 • Rank2nd[b]
 • Density0.035/km2 (0.091/sq mi)
Highest elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
Highest pointMount Adam
PolityFalkland Islands
Largest settlementPort Howard
a.  ^ All islands in the Falkland Islands.
b.  ^ All inhabited islands in the Falkland Islands.

West Falkland (Spanish: Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is 4,532 square kilometres (1,750 square miles), 37% of the total area of the islands.[2] Its coastline is 1,258.7 kilometres (782.1 miles) long.[2]

  1. ^ "2016 Census Report". Policy and Economic Development Unit, Falkland Islands Government. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Pichon, Hervé; Rolland, Nicolas; Orlova, Nadège; Lombardo, Stéphane (2002). "D2.1.1 Inventory Report". European Coastal Erosion database. European Commission. p. 122. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

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