Sedge Island (Falkland Islands)
| Sedge Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Falkland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 8 ′ 56 ″ S , 60 ° 24 ′ 29 ″ W | |
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| surface | 3.8 km² | |
Sedge Island ( Spanish name Isla Culebra ) is an island in the western Falkland Islands and is located east of the Jason Islands and northwest of Saunders Island . The flat island is characterized by meadows , tussock and the eponymous sour grass family (English Sedge ).
From 1978 onwards, settlers erected several buildings on the island and the unsuccessful sheep farming began.
See also
literature
- Ewen Southby Daily Tour: Falkland Islands Shores . Conway Maritime Press, London 1985, ISBN 978-0-85177-341-4 (English).
Web links
- Isla Malvina . (JPG 3.7 MB)Republica Argentina Hydrografica, 1981,accessed September 24, 2015(Spanish, detailed map of the Falkland Islands).
