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by a thin stretch of water named 'The Jump'. It has an area of 20.70 square kilometres (7.99 sq mi) and is 19 kilometres (12 mi) long. The island is no wider than 2.5 km (1.6 mi) at any point and tapers to several thin necks of land at various points down its length. The
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The low aspect of the Island resulted in many ship-wrecks off the Island in the 19th and 20th centuries. There were five ship-wrecks on
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928:Bluff Cove
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753:North East
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381:3 November
354:References
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218:Isla Maria
216:(Spanish:
157:Population
101:58°51′02″W
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1490:Transport
1461:Languages
1420:Education
1113:North Arm
1103:New Haven
1038:Hill Cove
905:Locations
843:Speedwell
813:Sandy Bay
559:Beauchene
512:Geography
454:Capital:
236:Geography
179:Time zone
1540:Religion
1317:Military
1285:Governor
1257:Politics
1198:Seal Bay
1188:Salvador
1183:Roy Cove
963:Chartres
913:Ajax Bay
828:Sea Lion
818:Saunders
783:Pleasant
344:striated
278:Wildlife
1517:Culture
1437:Origins
1409:Society
1372:Economy
1208:Stanley
1118:Orqueta
1068:Lafonia
1008:Fox Bay
1003:Fitzroy
983:Douglas
968:Chatham
878:Weddell
823:Sea Dog
798:Ruggles
763:Passage
713:Hummock
683:Golding
646:Lafonia
609:Carcass
574:Bleaker
539:Barclay
521:Islands
464:History
271:isthmus
263:organic
249:History
242:Lafonia
226:Lafonia
195:Website
126:Country
1128:Pillar
1013:French
978:Darwin
895:Whisky
873:Tyssen
868:Tussac
853:Staats
808:Samuel
793:Rabbit
788:Quaker
768:Pebble
738:Lively
733:Kidney
728:Keppel
678:George
624:Dunbar
619:Coffin
614:Cochon
594:Broken
589:Brandy
554:Becher
549:Beaver
544:Barren
377:. 2012
318:as an
41:Island
1572:Sport
1535:Motto
1053:Horse
848:Split
718:Jason
693:Green
688:Great
604:Burnt
310:Birds
184:UTC−3
1530:Flag
1454:LGBT
1290:list
1218:Swan
1173:Race
1073:Loop
1033:Gull
948:Camp
858:Swan
838:Shag
773:Penn
743:Long
723:Kelp
703:High
698:Halt
653:East
629:Dyke
579:Bobs
569:Bird
564:Beef
534:Bald
529:Arch
383:2012
346:and
338:and
336:king
330:and
188:FKST
136:Area
863:Tea
803:Rum
748:New
708:Hog
673:Fox
634:Ear
584:Box
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