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Tyssen Islands
The Tyssen Islands lie in Falkland Sound, between West Falkland and East Falkland. They lie off Lafonia in East Falkland, and between the Swan Islands and Great Island, Falkland Islands.
Overview
The Tyssen Islands lie in Falkland Sound, between West Falkland and East Falkland. They lie off Lafonia in East Falkland, and between the Swan Islands and Great Island, Falkland Islands. The group of islands lie 4 miles (6 km) south of the Swan Islands, and have some rocks south-west of the islands which are known as Tyssen Patch which stretch for 6 miles (10 km).
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands2
- Islets2
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
3
North Tyssen
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Sandbar Island
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 16 m
West Tyssen
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 14 m
Minor islands
2
Sandy Island
- Area
- 0.45 km²
- High point
- 8 m
Peat Tyssen
- Area
- 0.19 km²
- High point
- 8 m
Islets
2
- Flat Tyssen5 m · 0.1 km²
- High Tyssen11 m · 0.08 km²
Rocks & skerries
1
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- North Tyssen: 18 m
- Sandbar: 16 m
- West Tyssen: 14 m
- High Tyssen: 11 m
- Sandy: 8 m
- Peat Tyssen: 8 m
- Flat Tyssen: 5 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
km², log scale
| North Tyssen | 2.6 km² |
| Sandbar Island | 1.3 km² |
| West Tyssen | 1.3 km² |
| Sandy Island | 0.45 km² |
| Peat Tyssen | 0.19 km² |
| Flat Tyssen | 0.1 km² |
| High Tyssen | 0.08 km² |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |