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    Passage Islands

    Part of Falkland Islands

    The Passage Islands (Spanish: Islas del Pasaje) are a group of four islands in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. They lie off Dunnose Head, West Falkland, at the mouth of King George Bay.

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    The Passage Islands (Spanish: Islas del Pasaje) are a group of four islands in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. They lie off Dunnose Head, West Falkland, at the mouth of King George Bay.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    2

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island17 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Sail Rock37 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m75 mSecond68 mFirst39 mThird37 mSail Rock30 mFourth Salem
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110First: 7.7 km²FirstSecond: 7.1 km²SecondFourth Salem: 1.4 km²Fourth SalemThird: 0.88 km²ThirdSail Rock: 0.04 km²Sail RockUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    First Island7.7 km²
    Second Island7.1 km²
    Fourth Salem1.4 km²
    Third Island0.88 km²
    Sail Rock0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia