title: Horse Block
text: # Horse Block
  
  The Horse Block is a sea stack of the Falkland Islands. It is situated off the southwest coast of Weddell Island, 1.8 km southwest of Pillar Bluff.
  
  ## 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.
  
  The stack is named for its resemblance to a horse in silhouette.
  
  ## Maps
  
  * The Falkland Islands. Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901
  * Falkland Islands Explorer Map. Scale 1:365000. Ocean Explorer Maps, 2007
  * Falklands Topographic Map Series. Scale 1:50000, 29 sheets. DOS 453, 1961-1979
  * Falkland Islands. Scale 1:643000 Map. DOS 906. Edition 3-OS, 1998
  * Map 500k--xm20-4. 1:500000 map of Weddell Island and part of West Falkland. Russian Army Maps (for the world)
  * Approaches to the Falkland Islands. Scale 1:1500000 chart. Gps Nautical Charts, 2010
  * Illustrated Map of Weddell Island
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Old map of Weddell Island featuring Horse Block
  * Map of Weddell Island
  