Saunders Island
Isla Trinidad | |
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  Saunders Island Saunders Island shown within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′34″S 60°10′50″W / 51.34278°S 60.18056°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Named for | Spanish: Trinity Island |
| Main settlement | Saunders Island Settlement |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.6 km2 (50.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Highest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
Saunders Island (Spanish: Isla Trinidad) is the fourth largest of the Falkland Islands,[1] lying north west of West Falkland. The island is run as a sheep farm.
The island has an area of 131.6 km2 (50.8 sq mi) and a coastline of 106.8 km (66.4 mi).[2] It is about 21 km (13 mi) from east to west and almost that distance from north-east to south-west. It consists of three peninsulas linked by narrow necks, and it has three large upland areas. The highest point, Mount Richards, is 457 m (1,499 ft) high.[3]
- ^ Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1985
- ^ Eurosion: D2.1.1 Inventory Report, page 122.
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