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Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

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Saunders Island is the fourth-largest of the Falkland Islands. The island's topography is unusual, being made up of three peninsulas linked by narrow necks, and three big upland areas. Today the island is run as a sheep farm, but has historical importance as the location of the first British settlement in the Falklands. It is possible to see Gentoo and King Penguins in the open dune and sand-flat area, while Rockhopper Penguins, Imperial Shags and Black-browed Albatrosses frequent Mount Richards, the highest point on the island at 457 m (1500 feet). Other key bird species are the Black-throated Finch, Ruddy-headed Goose and Falkland Steamer Duck.

Language: English
Currency: Falkland Islands Pound (FKP)

Saunders Island, Falkland Islands Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 58 58 54 48 43 39 40 41 44 49 53 56
Low 45 45 43 39 36 33 34 34 35 37 40 43
Average 51 52 49 44 40 36 37 38 40 43 47 50
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 14 14 12 9 6 4 4 5 7 9 12 13
Low 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 6
Average 11 11 9 7 4 2 3 3 4 6 8 10
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 72 70 74 82 85 87 86 84 80 73 70 69
Centimeters 183 178 188 208 216 221 218 213 203 185 178 175
Precipitation Days
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days 27 24 25 27 25 22 22 21 21 24 26 26