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Elephant Cays
Part of Falkland Islands
The Elephant Cays are a group of small islands lying towards the southern end of Falkland Sound, just to the north-west of Speedwell Island, in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. The group, with a collective area of 248 ha includes Golden Knob, Sandy Cay, West, Southwest and Stinker Islands.
Overview
The Elephant Cays are a group of small islands lying towards the southern end of Falkland Sound, just to the north-west of Speedwell Island, in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. The group, with a collective area of 248 ha includes Golden Knob, Sandy Cay, West, Southwest and Stinker Islands. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands1
- Islets4
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.86 km²
- High point
- 15 m
West Cay
- Area
- 0.31 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 13 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 9 m
Islets
- Golden Knob0.02 km²
- Unnamed island0.9 ha
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.8 ha
- Unnamed island0.6 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 0.86 km² |
| West Cay | 0.31 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.15 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Golden Knob | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |