West Point Island

West Point Island is one of the , lying in the north-west corner of the archipelago. It has an area of 1,469 hectares and boasts some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the Falklands.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 220 feet (67 metres)
  • Description: island in the Falkland Islands
  • Also known as
    “Albatross Island”
    “Isla Remolinos”
    “Isla Westpoint”

West Point Island

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Latitude of center
-51.3535° or 51° 21′ 13″ south
Longitude of center
-60.6999° or 60° 41′ 60″ west
Open­Street­Map ID
way 12692705
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3831716
Wiki­data ID
Q1890823

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“West Point Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Westpoint Island”
  • Chinese: “西點島”
  • Dutch: “West Point-eiland”
  • Dutch: “Westpoint Island”
  • French: “Isla Remolinos”
  • French: “îWest Point”
  • French: “West Point Island”
  • French: “West Point”
  • German: “Albatross Island”
  • German: “Isla Remolinos”
  • German: “West Point Island”
  • Italian: “Isola West Point”
  • Italian: “West Point Island”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・ポイント島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Point Island”
  • Norwegian: “West Point Island”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Пойнт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Point”
  • Spanish: “Isla Remolinos”
  • Swedish: “Westpoint Island”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ پوائنٹ جزیرہ”

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