River Island
River Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is located in Byron Sound to the south of East Island and Pebble Island. There is a tidal island to its west, separated by a shallow lagoon. Despite its name, River Island is actually a salt water island.- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands
- Also known as: “Isla del Rio” and “River Island, Falkland Islands”
River Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.41553° or 51° 24′ 56″ south
Longitude
-59.61725° or 59° 37′ 2″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
38W2H9MM+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“River Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Island (pulo sa Kapupud-ang Falkland)”
- Cebuano: “River Island”
- Dutch: “River Island”
- Spanish: “Isla de Rio”
- Spanish: “Isla del Río”
- Swedish: “River Island”
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Places to explore: Hummock Point and Main Point.
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Highlights: Top Island and McCormack Islet.
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