The Murrell River is a fishing river, on

East Falkland East Falkland () is the largest island of the Falkland Islands, Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as L ...

in the

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub ...

. It has a large

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...

which joins with Hearnden Water and Port William, and which is not far from

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. Much of the

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was fought in and around the Murrell River, and Murrell Bridge. It rises on

Mount Challenger Mount Challenger is a hill on East Falkland, Falkland Islands.Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' It is south of Mount Kent. The area saw some action during the Falklands War The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war bet ...

, with tributaries coming off

Mount Kent Mount Kent is a hill on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, and is 458 m (1,501 ft) high. It is located north of Mount Challenger. History The hill saw action during the Falklands War during the Assault on Mount Kent, Falkland Islands, Assault ...

, Harriet and Two Sisters. Its tributaries include Shanty Stream.

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