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Beaver Island is one of the Beaver Island group of Falkland Islands. It lies west of Weddell Island and south of New Island and has an area of 4,856 hectares (12,000 acres; 18.75 sq mi).
Other islands in the group include Staats Island, with an area of 500 hectares (1,200 acres; 1.9 sq mi); Tea Island, which covers 310 hectares (770 acres; 1.2 sq mi); Governor Island, which covers 220 hectares (540 acres; 0.85 sq mi); Split Island, with an area of 70 hectares (170 acres; 0.27 sq mi) and a few smaller islands. Though the smaller islands in the group are low-lying, the larger islands are very hilly, with many peaks of more than 150 metres (490 ft) and some more than 200 metres (660 ft). The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is 234 metres (768 ft).
Other islands in the group include Staats Island, with an area of 500 hectares (1,200 acres; 1.9 sq mi); Tea Island, which covers 310 hectares (770 acres; 1.2 sq mi); Governor Island, which covers 220 hectares (540 acres; 0.85 sq mi); Split Island, with an area of 70 hectares (170 acres; 0.27 sq mi) and a few smaller islands. Though the smaller islands in the group are low-lying, the larger islands are very hilly, with many peaks of more than 150 metres (490 ft) and some more than 200 metres (660 ft). The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is 234 metres (768 ft).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Island,_Falkland_Islands
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Coordinates: 51°50'14"S 61°16'12"W
- Weddell Island 11 km
- Saunders Island 92 km
- The Falkland Islands 103 km
- Speedwell Island 106 km
- Pebble Island 119 km
- Isla de los Estados 396 km
- Nueva Island (120 km² ) 515 km
- Picton Island (105 km² ) 520 km
- Lennox Island (170 km²) 537 km
- Wollaston Island 587 km
- Smylie Channel 25 km
- Rodney Cove 30 km
- South Harbour 33 km
- Queen Charlotte Bay 40 km
- Passage Islands 42 km
- East Passage 46 km
- Philomel Road 52 km
- Entrance Cove 53 km
- Shallow Harbor 53 km
- King George Bay 64 km