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    Bleaker Island

    Isla María

    52°12′S 58°51′W

    Bleaker Island (Spanish: Isla María) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying off south east Lafonia (the southern peninsula of East Falkland). The name is a corruption of "Breaker Island" due to the waves that break on it. It was also known as "Long Island" at one point.

    Bleaker Island Settlement on Bleaker Island, the Falkland Islands.
    Bleaker Island Settlement on Bleaker Island, the Falkland Islands.

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    52°12′S 58°51′W

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    Bleaker Island (Spanish: Isla María) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying off south east Lafonia (the southern peninsula of East Falkland). The name is a corruption of "Breaker Island" due to the waves that break on it. It was also known as "Long Island" at one point.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Falkland Islands

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