Tussac Island
Tussac Island is an islet in Falkland Islands. Tussac Island is situated nearby to the locality Carruther Point, as well as near Rapid Point.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands (1)
- Also known as: “Christmas Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Egmont.
Port Egmont
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Egmont was the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands, on Saunders Island off West Falkland, and is named after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its founding. Port Egmont is situated 4½ miles west of Tussac Island.
Tussac Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.37554° or 51° 22′ 32″ southLongitude
-59.96786° or 59° 58′ 4″ westOpen location code
38W2J2FJ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 8012009OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tussac Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tussac Island”
- Dutch: “Tussac Island”
- Swedish: “Tussac Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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