Weddell Settlement

Weddell Settlement
Settlement
Location of Weddell Settlement in the Falkland Islands
Location of Weddell Settlement in the Falkland Islands
Weddell Settlement is located in Falkland Islands
Weddell Settlement
Weddell Settlement
Coordinates: 51°53′37″S 60°54′35″W / 51.89361°S 60.90972°W / -51.89361; -60.90972
CountryFalkland Islands
IslandWeddell Island
BayGull Harbour (formerly Great Harbour)
WebsiteWeddell Island Official Website
Satellite image of Weddell Island

Weddell Settlement is the only settlement on Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands, situated on the east coast of the island at the head of the sheltered Gull Harbour (formerly Great Harbour.[1][2]), part of Queen Charlotte Bay.[3] It is located 12.15 kilometres (7.55 mi) northeast of Race Point, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south by west of Swan Point, 212 kilometres (132 mi) west-southwest of Stanley and 56.6 kilometres (35.2 mi) west of Fox Bay on West Falkland.

  1. ^ The Falkland Islands: Surveyed by Capt. Fitz Roy R.N. and the Officers of H.M. Ship Beagle, 1834. The Inner Bays from Port Harriet to the Eagle Passage are from the Surveys of Lt. Sulivan and W. Robinson R.N., 1838 & 1839. Scale ca. 1:404000 map. London: John Arrowsmith, 1841
  2. ^ R.M. Martin, J. & F. Tallis. Falkland Islands and Patagonia. Scale 1:1200000 map. New York: J. & F. Tallis, 1851
  3. ^ Weddell Settlement. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database