Saunders Island

Falkland Islands / Port Howard /
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Saunders Island is the fourth largest of the Falkland Islands, lying north west of West Falkland. The island is run as a sheep farm.

The island has an area of 50.8 square miles (131.6 km2) and a has a coastline 66.4 miles long (106.8 km). It is about 13 miles (21 km) from east to west and almost that distance from north-east to south-west. The island consists of three peninsulas linked by narrow necks, and it has three large upland areas. The highest point, Mount Richards, is 457 metres (1,499 ft) high.
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Coordinates:   51°20'14"S   60°11'5"W
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