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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Maps of the World

Situated in the South Atlantic, the Falkland Islands lie between Latitude 51º and 53ºS and Longitude 57º and 62ºW - about the same latitude south as London lies north. They are 300 miles (483 km) from the South American mainland.The Falkland Islands comprise two main Islands (East and West Falkland) and some 700 smaller islands, a total land area of approximately 4,700 square miles (12,173 square km), comparable in area with Northern Ireland, but spread to a much greater extent. The distance from Stanley, on the extreme east, to New Island, on the extreme west, is some 148 miles (238 km).

The coastline is deeply indented and affords many good anchorages. There are no major inland waters. Topographically the Islands are generally hilly with the highest point being Mount Usborne at 2,312 ft (705m) in East Falkland and Mount Adam at 2,297 ft (700m) in West Falkland. Most of the uplands are comparatively bare of vegetation, being of eroded peat, scree and stone runs ('rivers' of angular quartzite boulders).