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George Island Isla Jorge | |
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  George Island George Island shown within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates:52°20′48″S59°44′59″W / 52.34667°S 59.74972°W /-52.34667; -59.74972 | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
• Total | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
George Island (Spanish:Isla Jorge) is the second largest of the Speedwell Island Group in theFalkland Islands with a land area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi). It lies south ofSpeedwell Island and south west ofEast Falkland, and is separated fromLafonia byEagle Passage. The island is generally flat, rising no more than 18 metres (59 ft) above sea level, and there are several ponds and there is severesoil erosion in the central section. However, the island is free of rats.
George andBarren Islands together are run as asheep farm, the most southerly in the Falkland Islands. There is also tourism that is well managed.[1]
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