Bleaker Island
Isla Maria Former names: Long Island Breaker Island | |
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Coordinates: 52°12′24″S 58°51′02″W / 52.20667°S 58.85056°W | |
Country | Falkland Islands |
Area | |
• Total | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
Highest elevation (Semaphore Hill) | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2 |
• Density | 0.097/km2 (0.25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
Website | bleakerisland.com |
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. |
Bleaker Island (Spanish: Isla Maria) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying off south east Lafonia (the southern peninsula of East Falkland). The name is a corruption of "Breaker Island" due to the waves that break on it. It was also known as "Long Island" at one point.