Swan Islands, Falkland Islands
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Swan Islands Islas de Cisne |
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 Location of the Swan Islands within the Falkland Islands |
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| Coordinates: 51°47′33″S 59°35′03″W / 51.79250°S 59.58417°WCoordinates: 51°47′33″S 59°35′03″W / 51.79250°S 59.58417°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Island group | Falkland Sound |
| Time zone | FKST (UTC−3) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
The Swan Islands (Spanish: Islas del Cisne) are a small group of islands in the middle of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands.
The islands are low-lying, and mainly covered in tussac grass, with the birdlife common to most of the Falkland Islands.
The islands lie between West Falkland and Lafonia on East Falkland, the two largest islands of the archipelago, and which shelter them from rougher weather from the east and west.
Admiral George Grey, surveying the Falkland Islands in 1836, says in his journal entry of 21 December -
It is perhaps from this swan that the islands derive their name.
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