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West Falkland
West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...
in the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, facing westwards. There are three settlements on the bay Chartres
Chartres, Falkland Islands
Chartres is one of the main settlements on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is on the west coast of West Falkland, at the mouth of Chartres River, at the eastern shore of King George Bay. One of the two only proper roads on West Falkland runs between Chartres and Port Howard....
, Dunnose Head
Dunnose Head
Dunnose Head is a small settlement on West Falkland, on Philomel Pass on Queen Charlotte Bay of Bay. It is about 80km west south west of Port Howard, and does not have a proper road connection....
and Roy Cove
Roy Cove
Roy Cove is a settlement on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, in the north west. It faces southwards, onto King George Bay....
. Storm Mountain
Storm Mountain, Falkland Islands
Storm Mountain is on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It is high. Because of its location on a narrow peninsula jutting out into the South Atlantic, between Byron Sound and King George Bay, it is highly exposed, whence its name.-References:...
is on the north coast. it contains numerous islands, including the Passage Islands
Passage Islands
The Passage Islands are a group of four islands off Dunnose Head, West Falkland, at the mouth of King George Bay....
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