Bleaker Island
| Bleaker Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Falkland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 12 ′ S , 58 ° 51 ′ W | |
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| length | 19 km | |
| width | 2.5 km | |
| surface | 20.7 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Semaphore Hill 27 m |
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Bleaker Island ( Spanish Isla María ) is an island in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic . Bleaker Island is located southeast of East Falkland . The name is a corruption of the previous name "Breaker Island", as the waves break on the island.
geography
Bleaker Island is a long narrow island about 2070 hectares in size, 19 km long and 2.5 km wide. The longest and most beautiful beach is the 2 km long Sandy Bay. The coasts are characterized by small cliffs and various types of beach .
Flora and fauna
The northern half of the island is an officially designated nature reserve . Bleaker Island offers a protected habitat for many animal species. 49 bird species have been cataloged so far, 37 of which breed on the island, including magellanic and donkey penguins . There are also many blue-eyed shags and rockhopper penguins .
A total of 79 plant species were also recorded, including Cypripedioideae and other orchids and tussock .
See also
Web links
- Luciano Napolitano : Trip to Bleaker Island (Falkland Islands) . Travel Tour Guide , October 22, 2006, accessed February 3, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands / Great Britain . Kreuzfahrten.de , accessed on July 17, 2015 (English).
- ^ Bleaker Island Group . (PDF 591 kB) Falklands Conservation , accessed on May 17, 2015 (English).