Narrow Island, Falkland Islands

Narrow Island, Falkland Islands

Coordinates: 51°20′56″S 59°44′49″W / 51.3489°S 59.7469°W / -51.3489; -59.7469

Narrow Island
Location
Narrow Island is located in Falkland Islands
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Narrow Island
Narrow Island shown within the Falkland Islands.
Names
English name: Narrow Island
Spanish name:
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Area:
Highest elevation:
Population
Population (2001):


Falkland Islands
References:
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

Narrow Island is one of the Falkland Islands, in Byron Sound. It is between Golding Island and Middle Island, and to the west of East Island. As its name implies, it is slender, and extends for several miles east-west, while only being about 500 yards in width at is widest point.[citation needed]

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