Long Island Sand Beach
Long Island Sand Beach is a beach in Falkland Islands. Long Island Sand Beach is situated nearby to the locality Rundle Rocks, as well as near Duclos Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Island.
Long Island
Island
Long Island is the largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands. During the August 1833 events in nearby Port Louis, the surviving members of Louis Vernet's settlement, seeking refuge on the nearby Hog Island to escape the murderous gang of Antonio Rivero, regularly sent their boat to Long Island for food supplies to bring cattle, pigs, and geese. Long Island is situated 1½ miles north of Long Island Sand Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Louis and Johnson’s Harbour.
Port Louis
Hamlet
Port Louis is a settlement on northeastern East Falkland. It was established by Louis de Bougainville on 5 April 1764 as the first French settlement on the islands, but was then transferred to Spain in 1767 and renamed Puerto Soledad. Port Louis is situated 4½ miles northwest of Long Island Sand Beach.
Johnson’s Harbour
Village
Johnson's Harbour is a settlement on the northeast coast of East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It is on the shore of Berkeley Sound at the head of Chabot Creek on a bay also named Johnson's Harbour. Johnson’s Harbour is situated 6 miles north of Long Island Sand Beach.
Long Island Sand Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.58103° or 51° 34′ 52″ southLongitude
-58.06457° or 58° 3′ 53″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
38W3CW9P+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 451750281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Long Island Sand Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Long Island Sand Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Long Island Sand Beach”
- Swedish: “Long Island Sand Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Long Island and Rundle Rocks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Island Mountain and Weaver Islet.
Falkland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Stanley, Goose Green, Saunders Island, and Port Howard.
Curious Beaches to Discover
Uncover intriguing beaches from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.