Middle Island, Falkland Islands
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Note: There are several other "Middle Island"s in the Falkland Islands

Middle Island is one of the Hummock Island group 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...

. It is near West Falkland
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...

, to its west, near the estuary of the Chartres River
Chartres River
Chartres River is one of the two largest watercourses on West Falkland, along with the Warrah River. It is fairly popular with anglers....

  in King George Bay
King George Bay
King George Bay is a large bay on the coast of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands, facing westwards. There are three settlements on the bay Chartres, Dunnose Head and Roy Cove. Storm Mountain is on the north coast. it contains numerous islands, including the Passage Islands....

 It is to the south east of Hummock Island
Hummock Island
Note: There are several other "Hummock Island"s in the Falkland IslandsHummock Island is the largest of a group of islands in King George Bay in the Falkland Islands. It has a land area of  square miles and is about long in a north-west to south-east direction...

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Middle Island has a land area of 155 ha (383 acre; 0.598458345818429 sq mi) and its cone rises to 120 metres (393.7 ft). It is believed that it was used for grazing for a short time before 1930 but has been not been grazed since then and is free of predators
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