Horse Block

For other islands with a similar name, see Horse Island (disambiguation).

Horse Block
Island
Horse Block Horse Block shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates: 51°49′44″S 61°05′06″W / 51.829°S 61.085°W / -51.829; -61.085Coordinates: 51°49′44″S 61°05′06″W / 51.829°S 61.085°W / -51.829; -61.085
Country	Falkland Islands
Time zone	FKST (UTC−3)
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

The Horse Block is a sea stack of the Falkland Islands. It is near Weddell Island.^[1]

Geology

Sea stacks are particularly common along the west of the Falklands due to the tidal swell, and the erosive, battering action of the Falkland Current.

As the name implies, it is supposed to look like a horse, with a tower at one end.

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