Dyke Island | |
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  Dyke Island Dyke Island shown within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°59′16″S 60°52′49″W / 51.98778°S 60.88028°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
Dyke Island (former name Barnards Island[1]) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying between Weddell Island, and West Falkland.[2] The channel running between it and Weddell Island is called Smylie Channel.
References
- ↑ C. Barnard, J. Nicol, J. Knights, W. Mariner and J. Bartlett. The sea, the ship and the sailor. Tales of adventure from log books and original narratives. Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1925 (map following p. 14)
- ↑ Dyke Island. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database
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