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Speedwell Island : ウィキペディア英語版 | Speedwell Island
Speedwell Island (formerly Eagle Island; Spanish ''Isla Águila'') is one of the Falkland Islands,〔William Wagstaff. 2001〕 lying in the Falkland Sound, southwest of Lafonia, East Falkland. The island has an area of . It is about from north to south and wide at its central part. It is generally low-lying and has been used as a sheep farm for more than a hundred years.〔 It is separated from Lafonia by the Eagle Passage, which takes its name from Speedwell Island's old name. Speedwell Island is the largest of the Speedwell Island group, which includes the Elephant Cays, George Island, Barren Island and Annie Island.〔 ==Ecology== The island is rodent-free, and thus a haven for penguins including the Magellanic penguin, which is the southernmost distributed species of the banded penguins. Various other nesting seabirds occur. The island is operated as a sheep farm.
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