Typical Grasslands Of The Falkland Islands Photo

Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, a pastoral setting with old wooden fence and rolling fields, icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom, natural history stock photograph, photo id 23804 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, a pastoral setting with old wooden fence and rolling fields, icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom

Stock Photo: 23804  -?- 
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Lat/Long: S 051° 41' 48.94", W 061° 16' 12.07" (Coordinates: -51.69693°, -61.27002°)
Altitude: 20.00m
Format: Digital 16:9
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