Chartres River
Chartres River is one of the two largest watercourses on West Falkland, along with the Warrah River. The river rises from the confluence of two streams on Mount Moody in the Hornby Mountains, and flows westwards for some 25 kilometres before emptying into Christmas Harbour, an inlet of King George Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chartres.
Chartres
Village
Chartres is one of the main settlements on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is on the west coast of West Falkland, at the mouth of Chartres River, at the eastern shore of King George Bay.
Chartres River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.7° or 51° 42′ south
Longitude
-60.08333° or 60° 5′ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
37WX7WX8+XM
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Satellite Map
Discover Chartres River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Chartres River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chartres River”
- Dutch: “Chartres”
- Spanish: “Rio Chartres”
- Spanish: “Río Chartres”
- Swedish: “Chartres River”
- Welsh: “Afon Chartres”
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