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.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “River Island, Falkland Islands”
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands
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Latitude
-51.41553° or 51° 24′ 56″ south
Longitude
-59.61725° or 59° 37′ 2″ west
Open location code
38W2H9MM+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“River Island” goes by many names.
River IslandCebuano
River Island (pulo sa Kapupud-ang Falkland)Cebuano
River IslandDutch
River IslandSwedish
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