East Falkland
East Falkland (Spanish: Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of 6,605 km2 (2,550 square miles) or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Lafonia; it is joined by a narrow isthmus where the settlement of Goose Green is located, and it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.
East Falkland
Isla Soledad (Spanish) | |
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Island | |
| Coordinates: 52°0′0″S 59°0′0″W | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Archipelago | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,605 km2 (2,550 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st[a] |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,829 |
| • Rank | 1st[b] |
| • Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Usborne |
| Polity | Falkland Islands |
| Largest settlement | Stanley |
| a. ^ All islands in the Falkland Islands. b. ^ All inhabited islands in the Falkland Islands. | |
The two main centres of population in the Falklands, Stanley and Mount Pleasant, which are both in the northern half of East Falkland, are home to three-quarters of the island's population.
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