West Point Island
West Point Island is one of the Falkland Islands, 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.Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Falkland Islands
- Also known as: “Albatross Island”, “Isla Remolinos”, “Isla Westpoint”, and “Westpoint Island”
West Point Island
- Categories: coastline and locality
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
-51.3535° or 51° 21′ 13″ southLongitude of center
-60.6999° or 60° 41′ 60″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)OpenStreetMap ID
way 12692705OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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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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