East Falkland
East Falkland | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 52°0′0″S 59°0′0″W / 52.00000°S 59.00000°W | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Archipelago | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,605 km2 (2,550 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st[a] |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,829 |
| • Rank | 1st[b] |
| • Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Usborne |
| Polity | Falkland Islands |
| Largest settlement | Stanley |
| a. ^ All islands in the Falkland Islands. b. ^ All inhabited islands in the Falkland Islands. | |
East Falkland (Spanish: Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of 6,605 km2 (2,550 square miles) or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Lafonia; it is joined by a narrow isthmus where the settlement of Goose Green is located, and it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.
The two main centres of population in the Falklands, Stanley and Mount Pleasant, which are both in the northern half of East Falkland, are home to three-quarters of the island's population.