Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

Saunders Island
Isla Trinidad
Saunders Island is located in Falkland Islands
Saunders Island
Saunders Island
Saunders Island shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates: 51°20′34″S 60°10′50″W / 51.34278°S 60.18056°W / -51.34278; -60.18056
CountryFalkland Islands
Named forSpanish: Trinity Island
Main settlementSaunders Island Settlement
Area
 • Total
131.6 km2 (50.8 sq mi)
 • Rank4th
Highest elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Time zoneUTC−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]

  1. ^ Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1985
  2. ^ Eurosion: D2.1.1 Inventory Report, page 122.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).