Bald Island
Bald Island is an uninhabited island in the Weddell Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It is located off Beacon Point, on the west side of the entrance to Chatham Harbour.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands
- Also known as: “Bald Island, Weddell Island”, “Isla Bald”, and “Isla de la Baliza”
Bald Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.77661° or 51° 46′ 36″ south
Longitude
-60.96544° or 60° 57′ 56″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
37WX62FM+9R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bald Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bald Island (pulo sa Kapupud-ang Falkland)”
- Cebuano: “Bald Island”
- Dutch: “Bald Island”
- French: “île Bald”
- French: “Île Bald”
- Spanish: “Isla Pelada (San José)”
- Spanish: “Isla Pelada”
- Swedish: “Bald Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Beacon Point and Loop Head.
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Highlights: Double Peak and Quaker Passage islet.
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