geo.wikisort.org - IslandThe Swan Islands (Spanish: Islas del Cisne) are a small group of islands in the middle of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands, and comprising Swan Island and the smaller West Swan Island and North Swan Island.
For other uses, see Swan Island.
Weddell Island (also in the Falkland Islands) used to be known as "Swan Island".
Island in Falkland Sound, Falkland Islands
Swan Islands
Islas de Cisne |
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Location of the Swan Islands within the Falkland Islands |
Coordinates: 51°47′33″S 59°35′03″W |
Country | Falkland Islands |
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Island group | Falkland Sound |
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Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
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If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. |
Geography and wildlife
The islands are low-lying, and mainly covered in tussac grass, with the birdlife common to most of the Falkland Islands.
The islands lie between West Falkland and Lafonia on East Falkland, the two largest islands of the archipelago, and which shelter them from rougher weather from the east and west.
History
Admiral George Grey, surveying the Falkland Islands in 1836, says in his journal entry of 21 December -
- "The Swan Islands are low and covered in tussock excepting the centre of the largest one where there is some clear ground with a sort of clear water lake in it where one of the Midshipmen killed a wild swan; we had been told that there were a number of wild pigs on this island, but I did not succeed in killing any, although I landed 50 men to beat the island."
It is perhaps from this swan that the islands derive their name.
References
Falkland Islands |
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History |
- 1770 Falklands crisis
- Hope Place
- Port Egmont
- Puerto Soledad
- 1982 invasion
- Falklands War
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Geography | |
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Military |
- Falkland Islands Defence Force
- Mare Harbour
- RAF Mount Pleasant
- RRH Mount Kent
- RRH Byron Heights
- RRH Mount Alice
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Politics |
- Chief Executive
- Constitution
- Falkland Islands pound (currency)
- Government House
- Governor
- Legislative Assembly
- Representative Office, London
- Sovereignty dispute
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Economy |
- Falkland Islands Company
- Falkland Islands Development Corporation
- Falkland Islands General Employees Union
- Falkland Landholdings Corporation
- Falklands Oil and Gas
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Society |
- Education
- Falkland Islands Community School(*)
- Falkland Islanders
- Falklands Conservation
- Human rights
- Languages
- Telecommunications
- Transport
- Law Enforcement
| Culture |
- Anglican parish
- Coat of arms
- Flag
- Motto
- Religion
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Roman Catholicism
- Scouting and Guiding
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Sport |
- Commonwealth Games
- Cricket team
- Football team
- Rifle Association
- Rugby union
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(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England and national diploma/NVQ students attend Chichester College in England |
На других языках
- [en] Swan Islands, Falkland Islands
[es] Isla Cisne
La isla Cisne[1] es la mayor de un conjunto denominado islas Cisne (en inglés: Swan Islands) que comprende tres pequeñas islas del archipiélago de las Malvinas,[2] que según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), está en litigio de soberanía entre el Reino Unido, quien la administra como parte del territorio británico de ultramar de las Malvinas, y la Argentina, quien reclama su devolución, y la integra en el departamento Islas del Atlántico Sur de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur.
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