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Soledad Island, also known as "East Falkland Island". Malvinas Islands in the South Atlantic. Length 140km, width 88km and area 6,605km2. Population: 1, 577 (1980). The terrain is gentle. The northeast is wickham Highland, and the highest point is Osborn Mountain, with an altitude of 705 meters; The rest are undulating plains less than 30 meters above sea level. The coast is deformed and there are many cliffs. The San Carlos River is about 39 kilometers long and is the largest river in the archipelago. The economy is dominated by sheep farming. Whaling base.

General situation of Falkland Islands

Malvinas Islands (hereinafter referred to as Mashima) is located at 5140'-53 00' north latitude and 57 40'-62 00' west longitude. It consists of 346 islands and reefs with an area of 1 1.800 square kilometers and a population of about 2,000.

This archipelago is about 450 kilometers from the eastern estuary of strait of magellan, 565,438+00 kilometers from the southern coast of Argentine mainland and 65,438+03,000 kilometers from British mainland. Mashima borders the South Atlantic and the South Pacific. 19 14 Before the Panama Canal was opened, strait of magellan was the main sea passage connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and Mashima was located in the throat area east of the Strait, which was the only place for ships to pass through the Strait or bypass Cape Horn.

After the Panama Canal was opened, Tsushima Island remained an important stronghold in the South Atlantic and a maritime outpost in southern South America.

During the two world wars, Britain used this place as a naval base and successfully attacked German ships passing in the nearby waters. Mashima, close to the Antarctic continent, is an advanced base for Antarctic exploration and scientific investigation, an ideal material transfer station, and an important starting point for developing the Antarctic continent in the future.

Tsushima Island has 15 long-term inhabited islands. There are mainly two islands: a large island in the east is called Soledad Island, also called East Falkland Island (referred to as "East Island"), with an area of 6,760 square kilometers; A large island in the west is called Grand Malvinas, also called West Falkland Island (West Island for short), with an area of 5,280 square kilometers. The east and west islands are separated by the Falkland Strait. There are two east-west mountains (uninhabited) in East Island. Mount Osborn is 750 meters above sea level, which is the highest point on the island. To the south of Osborn Mountain is the La Funia Plain, which accounts for about half of the area of the East Island. The terrain is gentle, and the surface elevation difference is only about 30 meters. To the north of Mount Usburn, except for a small highland, most of them are hilly land below 80 meters above sea level. The west island is mountainous and rugged. Mount Adam, 700 meters above sea level, is the highest point in the West Island.

Tsushima Island has a maritime climate, with an annual average temperature of about 5.5 degrees, the highest average temperature of 18 degrees and the lowest average temperature of-4 degrees. It is said that the lowest temperature in winter can sometimes reach MINUS 40 degrees.

The economy of the island is dominated by animal husbandry, which is monopolized by several British companies. Mashima is rich in resources. Peat has been mined on the island, which is the main fuel for residents. In addition, there are mineral deposits such as aluminum, silver, iron and lead. Fishery resources are considerable. It is estimated that there are 70 million tons to 200 million tons of krill in the nearby waters, and 3 million tons of fish can be caught every year. The continental shelf is rich in oil, natural gas and manganese ore, and the oil reserves can reach 6 billion barrels, which is several times that of the British North Sea oil field. (But not a drop of oil has been mined until today. )

Traffic on the island is inconvenient. There are only some simple roads and dirt roads connecting the port. There are simple roads leading to Darwin, San Carlos and Luis.

Almost all the residents of the island are descendants of British immigrants, who speak English and believe in Christianity, and most of them live in the East Island. Port Argentina, the capital, has more than 65,438+0,060 residents and is the only city on the island.

/20060628/img227822114.jpg A big island in the east is called Soledad Island, also called East Flach Island (East Island for short).