Great Island, Falkland Islands

Island in Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
51°57′45″S 59°41′46″W / 51.96250°S 59.69611°W / -51.96250; -59.69611Sovereign state United KingdomTerritory Falkland IslandsTime zoneUTC−3 (FKST)If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

Great Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It lies to the west of East Falkland in Falkland Sound. To its north are the Tyssen Islands and to its south Ruggles Island.

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Falkland Islands
Capital: Port Stanley
History
  • 1770 Falklands crisis
  • 1833 British Reassertion
  • Hope Place
  • Port Egmont
  • Puerto Soledad
  • 1982 invasion
  • Falklands War
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(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England and national diploma/NVQ students attend Chichester College in England


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