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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Connecticut
Area > Land	12,173 sq km		[158th of 238]
Area > Total	12,173 sq km		[169th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[151st of 239]
Climate cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
Coastline	1,288 km		[82nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Usborne 705 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	51 45 S, 59 00 W
Land use > Arable land	0%		[218th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[201st of 258]
Location Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Map references South America
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	200 nm
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[16th of 191]
Natural hazards strong winds persist throughout the year
Natural resources fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Population density	0.23 people per sqkm		[230th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mt. Usborne
Terrain rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains

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