Gull Island
Gull Island is an islet in Falkland Islands. Gull Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Port Louis South, as well as near the locality Chabot Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hog Island and Long Island.
Hog Island
Islet
Hog Island is the second largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands. During the August 1833 events in nearby Port Louis, the surviving members of Luis Vernet's colony sought refuge on the nearby Hog Island to escape the murderous gang of Antonio Rivero, and they regularly sent their boat to neighbouring Long Island for food supplies to bring cattle, pigs, and geese.
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 2 miles southeast of Gull Island.
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.
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 3½ miles northeast of Gull Island.
Gull Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands (1)
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.53478° or 51° 32′ 5″ southLongitude
-58.09829° or 58° 5′ 54″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
38W3FW82+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 4750043OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3473624Wikidata ID
Q24571342
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gull Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gull Island (pulo sa Kapupud-ang Falkland, lat -51,53, long -58,10)”
- Cebuano: “Gull Island”
- Dutch: “Gull Island”
- Swedish: “Gull Island”
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Localities in the Area
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