United KingdomFalkland IslandsIsland
East Falkland
6,605 km² rising to 705 m out of the Atlantic Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
6,605km²
Area
1,011km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
705m
Highest point
Mount Usborne
2,121
People
10°C
Warmest sea
February
554km
To the mainland
When to go to East Falkland
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in February (10 °C) and coolest in August (5 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
One of the two major islands of the Falkland Islands
East Falkland is an island in United Kingdom. It belongs to Falkland Islands. It covers 6,605 km², with 1,011 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Usborne, rises to 705 m. About 2,121 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 554 km away.
Getting there
- Mount Pleasant Airport / RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at NQY airport (Newquay)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesNew Haven-Port Howard
- 554 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on East Falkland.
- 67beachesSurf Bay, Long Island Sand Beach, Armantine Beach and 64 more
- 2viewpointsCape Dolphin Blowhole, Sea Lion breeding point
- 1ferry terminalsNew Haven Ferry Terminal
- 4marinasThe Camber Dock, The Canache, Maiden Harbour Marina and 1 more
- 72named peaksMount Usborne, Jack's Mountain, Mount Simon and 69 more
- 11ruins and archaeological sitesCorral, Cerritos House Ruins, Moody Brook Barracks and 8 more
- 1dive centresMartech
- 1waymarked walking routesMurrell Bridge
- 15hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 14restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
East Falkland in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside East Falkland, each with its own numbers.
25beaches and covesCoastya
4lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.6km²
Lorenzo Lagoon
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
14.6°C
Pleasant Lagoon
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
10.7°C
Careening Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
25 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Paloma Sand Beach10.6°C
- Long Island Sand Beach10.2°C
- Armantine Beach10.2°C
- Campa Menta Beach10.2°C
- Volunteer Beach10.1°C
- Elephant Beach10.6°C
- Whalebone Covecove9.7°C
- Rookery Baycove9.7°C
17 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
4 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lorenzo Lagoon1.6km²
- Swan Pond0.74km²
- Pleasant Lagoon0.58km²
- Paloma Pond0.49km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 64 m above the sea. 93 % of it is below 200 m.
- 62 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- 6 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Stanley2,213 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 48 | 53 |
| Wet days | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 2023 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.3 |
| 2024 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.4 | −0.8 | −0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.5 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q642226) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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