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Sedge Island (Spanish: Isla Culebra) is one of the Falkland archipelago. Something of an outlier, it is due north of the large island of West Falkland and to the east of the Jason Islands. It is north east of Carcass Island and north west of Saunders Island. It is low-lying and covered in grass and tussock, including the sedges which give it its name.

Sedge Island Isla Culebra
Island
Coordinates: 51.149°S 60.408°W / -51.149; -60.408
Country	Falkland Islands
Area
• Total	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (FKST)
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

In 1978, Sedge Island was owned by Walter "Wally" McBeth, who tried to settle there with his wife and two daughters. He planned to build a small airstrip for FIGAS but this did not happen. He did however set up an unsuccessful sheep farm, first with a hut that he floated onto the island, and then a prefabricated house, which has three bedrooms.

In 1985, it was acquired by David Hawksworth, who has owned it ever since.

References

• Southby-Tailyour, Ewen - Falkland Island Shores

На других языках

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[de] Sedge Island (Falklandinseln)

Sedge Island (span. Name Isla Culebra) ist eine Insel der westlichen Falklandinseln und befindet sich östlich der Jason Islands bzw. nordwestlich von Saunders Island. Das flache Eiland ist von Wiesen, Tussock und den namensgebenden Sauergrasgewächsen (engl. Sedge) geprägt.

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- [en] Sedge Island

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[es] Isla Culebra (Malvinas)

La isla Culebra (en inglés: Sedge Island) es una de las islas del archipiélago de las islas Malvinas. Se encuentra al norte de la isla Gran Malvina, al este de las islas Sebaldes, al noreste de la isla del Rosario, y al noroeste de la isla Trinidad. Es un isla de baja altitud y se encuentra cubierta de pastos y arbustos.[1]

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