East Falkland
East Falkland is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of 6,605 km2 or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Lafonia; it is joined by a narrow isthmus where the settlement of Goose Green is located, and it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.
- Island
- …has about 2,120 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 200 feet (60 metres)
- Description: one of the two major islands of the Falkland Islands
- Also known as“East Falkland Island”“Isla Malvina del Este”“Malvina del Este”
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Latitude
-51.96067° or 51° 57′ 38″ south
Longitude
-59.27251° or 59° 16′ 21″ west
Open location code
38W22PQG+PX
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“East Falkland” goes by many names.
جزيرة فوكلاند الشرقيةArabic
فوكلاند الشرقيةArabic
Արևելյան ՖոլկլենդArmenian
East FalklandAsturian
Şərqi FolklendAzerbaijani
SoledadBasque
OstfalklandBavarian
East FalklandCatalan
Illa SoledadCatalan
East FalklandCebuano
东福克兰岛Chinese
東福克蘭Chinese
東福克蘭島Chinese
索莱达岛Chinese
Istočni FalklandCroatian
Východní FalklandCzech
East FalklandDanish
ØstfalklandDanish
East FalklandDutch
Oost-FalklandDutch
Orienta FalklandoEsperanto
SoledadEsperanto
Ida-FalklandEstonian
Ida-Falklandi saarEstonian
East FalklandFinnish
Isla SoledadFinnish
Itä-FalklandFinnish
Illa SoidadeGalician
აღმოსავლეთი ფოლკლენდიGeorgian
אי פוקלנד המזרחיHebrew
Kelet-FalklandHungarian
Falkland TimurIndonesian
Falkland OrientaleItalian
Isola SoledadItalian
イーストフォークランド島Japanese
東フォークランド島Japanese
동포클랜드섬Korean
AustrumfolklendaLatvian
Rytų FalklandasLithuanian
Rytų FolklandasLithuanian
SoledadasLithuanian
Soledado salaLithuanian
Øst-FalklandNorwegian
Øst-FalklandNorwegian Bokmål
فالکلند شرقیPersian
Falkland WschodniPolish
Falkland de EstRomanian
Восточно-Фолклендский островRussian
Восточный ФолклендRussian
Istočni FalklandSerbo-Croatian
Východný FalklandSlovak
East FalklandSlovenian
Isla SoledadSlovenian
Vzhodni FalklandSlovenian
East FalklandSwedish
East Falkland (ö i Falklandsöarna)Swedish
Isla SoledadSwedish
Östra FalklandSwedish
Soledad AdasıTurkish
Східний ФолклендUkrainian
ایسٹ فالکلینڈUrdu
Đông FalklandVietnamese
East FalklânWestern Frisian
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