Jump to content

List of islands of the Falkland Islands

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A map of the Falkland Islands
West Falkland from near Keppel Island
Johnson's Harbour settlement, East Falkland.
Spheniscus magellanicus on Carcass Island.
The Neck on Saunders Island.
Eudyptes chrysocome on New Island.
Stanley Harbour, Stanley with mountains in the distance.

The following list contains larger islands and other notable islands in the Falklands. Area data are from the USGS unless otherwise specified.[1]

Islands larger than 1km2

[edit]
Island Area
(km2)		 Lat Long Highest
Point (m)		 Group / Area Ref
East Falkland 6,512.2 -51.750 -58.840 705 main islands [2]
West Falkland 4,457.3 -51.750 -60.000 700 main islands [2]
Weddell Island 259.1 -51.904 -61.000 383 Weddell Island Group [3][4]
Saunders Island 126.0 -51.344 -60.172 457 [5]
Pebble Island 113.4 -51.299 -59.610 277 Pebble Island Group [6]
Lively Island 58.3 -52.035 -58.490 37 Lively Island Group [7]
Speedwell Island 54.0 -52.222 -59.714 Speedwell Island Group [8]
Keppel Island 41.0 -51.325 -59.975 341 [2]
Beaver Island 38.8 -51.842 -61.276 Beaver Island Group [9]
George Island 27.2 -52.343 -59.754 18 Speedwell Island Group [8]
Bleaker Island 22.4 -52.214 -58.872 Bleaker Island Group [10]
New Island 20.5 -51.719 -61.287 100 New Island Group [11]
Golding Island 19.4 -51.351 -59.745
Carcass Island 18.2 -51.280 -60.569 220 West Point Island Group [12]
Dyke Island 15.9 -51.993 -60.887
Swan Island 13.7 -51.793 -59.588 Swan Islands
Grand Jason Island 13.2 -51.057 -61.096 361 Jason Islands [13]
West Point Island 12.0 -51.356 -60.700 350 [12]
Great Island 12.0 -51.969 -59.695
Barren Island 11.6 -52.382 -59.709 18 Speedwell Island Group [8]
Middle Island 9.3 -51.406 -59.710 (Byron Sound)
Sea Lion Island 9.0 -52.432 -59.104 30 Sea Lion Islands Group [14]
Steeple Jason Island 8.8 -51.036 -61.212 290 Jason Islands [13]
First Island 7.8 -51.653 -60.679 Passage Islands
Second Island 7.3 -51.578 -60.774 Passage Islands
Broken Island 6.3 -51.344 -59.672
Ruggles Island 6.3 -52.073 -59.732
East Island 5.7 -51.375 -59.637 (Byron Sound)
Fox Island 5.4 -51.841 -60.488 (Spring Point)
Pebble Islet 5.3 -51.251 -59.874 20 Pebble Island Group [6]
River Island 5.0 -51.414 -59.616
Staats Island 4.7 -51.890 -61.189 Beaver Island Group [9]
South Jason Island 4.3 -51.205 -60.882 300 Jason Islands [13]
Flat Jason Island 3.6 -51.109 -60.885 Jason Islands [13]
Sedge Island 3.6 -51.149 -60.404
Motley Island 3.5 -52.134 -58.616 Lively Island Group [7]
Long Island 3.3 -51.557 -58.070
Tea Island 3.3 -51.904 -61.174 Beaver Island Group [9]
North East Island 3.2 -52.006 -58.369 Lively Island Group [7]
Hummock Island 3.1 -51.616 -60.441 190 Hummock Island Group [15]
Philimore Island 3.1 -51.980 -58.466 Lively Island Group [7]
West Swan Island 3.1 -51.785 -59.645 Swan Islands
Passage Island 3.0 -51.371 -59.849 (Byron Sound)
Elephant Jason Island 3.0 -51.159 -60.848 208 Jason Islands [13]
North Tyssen 2.7 -51.868 -59.604 Tyssen Islands
Governor Island 2.6 -51.857 -61.187 Beaver Island Group [9]
Dunbar Island 2.6 -51.363 -60.390 89 West Point Island Group [12]
Narrow Island 2.4 -51.382 -59.702
Johnsons Island 2.3 -51.907 -58.523 [a]
Split Island 2.2 -51.474 -60.708 (King George Bay)
Quaker Island 2.1 -51.785 -61.063 Weddell Island Group [4]
Rabbit Island 1.9 -51.555 -60.494 91 Hummock Island Group [15]
Triste Island 1.8 -52.132 -58.718
Big Arch Island 1.8 -52.213 -60.446 Arch Islands
Pleasant Island 1.8 -51.805 -58.199
Blind Island 1.7 -52.274 -59.548
Penn Island 1.7 -51.789 -61.151 Weddell Island Group [4]
Beauchene Island 1.6 -52.901 -59.185 70 [16]
Middle Island 1.6 -51.636 -60.349 (King George Bay)
Fourth Island 1.6 -51.563 -60.874 Passage Islands
Large Island 1.6 -52.144 -59.006
Government Islet 1.5 -51.216 -59.917 15 Pebble Island Group [6]
North Swan Island 1.5 -51.742 -59.518 Swan Islands
Middle Island 1.5 -51.956 -58.467 Lively Island Group [7]
West Tyssen 1.4 -51.894 -59.673 Tyssen Islands
Sandbar Island 1.4 -51.924 -59.648 Tyssen Islands
Wolfe Island 1.3 -52.024 -59.676
Box Island 1.2 -51.350 -59.841
Bense Island 1.1 -51.494 -60.524
Sea Lion Island 1.1 -51.925 -58.707 (Choiseul Sound)
Sunday Island 1.1 -51.391 -59.668
Barclay Island 1.1 -51.787 -61.101 Weddell Island Group [4]
East Island 1.1 -51.790 -58.064 (Fitzroy)
Tickle Island 1.1 -51.992 -59.654
Bird Island 1.1 -52.168 -60.927
Dry Island 1.0 -51.372 -59.895
Burnt Island 1.0 -51.418 -60.133
Third Island 1.0 -51.572 -60.843 Passage Islands
Tussac Island 1.0 -52.020 -60.968

Other notable islands

[edit]
Island Area
(km2)		 Lat Long
Sea Dog Island 0.3 -52.005 -61.096
Kidney Island 0.3 -51.624 -57.751
Hog Island 0.3 -51.540 -58.087
Centre Island 0.3 -51.424 -58.310
Sandy Bay Island 0.2 -52.194 -58.804
Eddystone Rock 0.01 -51.189 -59.054
Horse Block 0.003 -51.941 -61.115

List of Falkland Islands named after people

[edit]
Augustus Keppel, wearing flag officer's undress uniform, 1765, by Reynolds (National Maritime Museum)

This is a short list of islands, which are known to be named after someone. Until at least 1781, the Falklands as a whole were known as the Sebald or Sebaldine Island after Sebald de Weert, who sighted them and tried to make landfall on the Jason Islands in January 1600.[17][18]

Spanish names derived from people

[edit]

A list of the derivations of Spanish names, where they differ substantially from the English versions.

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Called Seal Island or Lobo Island on some maps.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Global Island Explorer". rmgsc.cr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Mountains". Falkland Islands and South Atlantic. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Weddell Island". Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Swan or Weddell Island" (PDF). nationalarchives.gov.fk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Saunders Island". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Pebble Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Lively Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Speedwell Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Beaver Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Bleaker Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  11. ^ "New Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "West Point Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Jason Islands Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Sea Lion Islands Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Hummock Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Beauchene Island Group". Bird Life International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  17. ^ William Funnell, A voyage round the world, London, 1707
  18. ^ John Rickman, Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Discovery, London, 1781
  19. ^ "Beauchesne, Jacques Gouin de". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Lafone, Samuel Fisher". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. April 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Saunders Island". Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Tyssen, John". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Weddel, James". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_islands_of_the_Falkland_Islands&oldid=1258593786"