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{{Infobox islands | {{Infobox islands | ||
| name = Falcao Island | | name = Falcao Island | ||
| native_name = <!-- or |local_name= --> | | native_name = Isiqithi saseFalcao <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language Native Xhosa] <!-- or |local_name= --> | ||
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| image_name = [[File:GVP-12431.jpg| | | image_name = [[File:GVP-12431.jpg|350px]] | ||
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| image_caption = Satellite view of the island in 2012 | | image_caption = Satellite view of the island in 2012 | ||
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| map_caption | | map_caption = Falcao Island, in the [[Veridian Islands]] Archipelago | ||
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| elevation_m = | | elevation_m = 852 | ||
| elevation_footnotes = | | elevation_footnotes = | ||
| highest_mount = | | highest_mount = | ||
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| demonym = | | demonym = | ||
| population = | | population = 1,456 | ||
| population_as_of = | | population_as_of = 2009 | ||
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| languages = | | languages = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language Native Xhosa] | ||
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'''Falcao''' (also known as '''Falcao Island''' or '''Anatieum''') is the southernmost island of the [[Veridian Islands]] and a overseas territory belonging to [[Riccary]]. | |||
==Geography== | |||
Falcao is the southernmost island of the [[Veridian Islands]]. | |||
The island is 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) in size. It rises to an elevation of 852 m (2,795 feet) in [[Intaba ye-Inrerow Atamein]] (Mount Inrerow Atamein). | |||
The island is only home to a few settlements, famous amongst them [[Wilbertoord]], the port that was settled by the [[Riccard]]s when they found the islands in the 1790s. | |||
==Population== | |||
The 2021 population is estimated to be around 1,500. Historians argue that before [[Riccary|Riccard]] interaction that the island had a population exceeding 10,000 but due to introduced foreign disease brought with the colonisers, it likely killed off a majority of the population of natives on the island. | |||
==History== | |||
[[File:Screenshot 2021-09-06 130940.png|200px|thumb|left|Painting of the arrival on the island]] | |||
The first outside contact on the island was in 1793 when the [[Riccary|Riccards]] arrived to the island. Since then the island has been an overseas territory to [[Riccary]] | |||
==Transportation== | |||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 6 September 2021
| Native name: Isiqithi saseFalcao Native Xhosa | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Veridian Islands |
| Area | 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 852 m (2,795 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,456 (2009) |
| Languages | Native Xhosa |
Falcao (also known as Falcao Island or Anatieum) is the southernmost island of the Veridian Islands and a overseas territory belonging to Riccary.
Geography
Falcao is the southernmost island of the Veridian Islands.
The island is 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) in size. It rises to an elevation of 852 m (2,795 feet) in Intaba ye-Inrerow Atamein (Mount Inrerow Atamein).
The island is only home to a few settlements, famous amongst them Wilbertoord, the port that was settled by the Riccards when they found the islands in the 1790s.
Population
The 2021 population is estimated to be around 1,500. Historians argue that before Riccard interaction that the island had a population exceeding 10,000 but due to introduced foreign disease brought with the colonisers, it likely killed off a majority of the population of natives on the island.
History
The first outside contact on the island was in 1793 when the Riccards arrived to the island. Since then the island has been an overseas territory to Riccary