Warrah River
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Warrah River is one of the two largest watercourses on West Falkland
. It is named after the Falkland Island Fox
(Dusicyon australis, formerly Canis antarcticus) or "Warrah". The last Warrah was shot on this island in 1876.
It starts in Muffler Jack Mountain and runs for twenty miles to the sea. It is fairly popular for fishing. It has one main tributary, Green Hills/Green Hill Stream.
West Falkland
West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...
. It is named after the Falkland Island Fox
Falkland Island Fox
The Falkland Islands Wolf , also known as the Warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Islands Dog, Falkland Islands Fox or Antarctic Wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876 , the first known canid to have gone extinct in historical...
(Dusicyon australis, formerly Canis antarcticus) or "Warrah". The last Warrah was shot on this island in 1876.
It starts in Muffler Jack Mountain and runs for twenty miles to the sea. It is fairly popular for fishing. It has one main tributary, Green Hills/Green Hill Stream.