Broken Island, Falkland Islands
Appearance
Broken Island | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 51°20′38″S 59°40′23″W / 51.344°S 59.673°W | |
Country | Falkland Islands |
Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. |
Broken Island is one of the Falkland Islands, in Byron Sound, due north of West Falkland.
Geography and geology
[edit]The island gains its name from its terrain which contains many bays, and inlets. It has a central portion in a circular shape, with one spit extending to the west, and another to the east, in twisted fashion. It is shaped like and S on its side.
There are a number of small islets off it.
It is due south of Pebble Island and east of Golding Island.
References
[edit]