List of islands of the Falkland Islands

The following are lists of islands of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...

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Main islands

Island	Area (km²)	Population	Height (m)
East Falkland East Falkland East Falkland the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of and a coastline long. Most of the population of the Falklands live in East Falkland, almost all of them living in the northern half of the island...	6,605 km² (2,550 sq mi)	2197	705
West Falkland 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...	4,532 km² (1,750 sq mi	144	700

Other Islands

Island	Area (km²)	Population	Height (m)
Barren Island	11.5	0	ca. 18
Beauchene Island Beauchene Island Beauchene Island is the southernmost of the Falkland Islands, lying about 34 mi south of Porpoise Point in Lafonia. It was discovered in 1701 by Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne in whose honour it was named.-Geography:...	1.72	?	82
Beaver Island	48.56	?	?
Bird Island Bird Island, Falkland Islands Bird Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It lies due south of West Falkland, near Port Stephens and Calm HeadAccording to Ian Strange:-Geography:Bird Island is located 4·5 km off the south-western coast of West Falkland and is...	1.2	0	?
Bleaker Island Bleaker Island Bleaker Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying off south east Lafonia . The name is a corruption of "Breaker Island" due to the waves that break on it...	20.7	?	29
Broken Island Broken Island Broken Island is one of the Falkland Islands, in Byron Sound, due north of West Falkland.-Geography and geology:The island gains its name from its terrain which contains many bays, and inlets. It has a central portion in a circular shape, with one spit extending to the west, and another to the...	?	0	?
Carcass Island Carcass Island Carcass Island is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It lies north west of West Falkland and south east of the Jason Islands...	18.94	?	304
Centre Island Centre Island, Falkland Islands Centre Island is a small island in Salvador Water, East Falkland, Falkland Islands.It is a breeding place for seals, including elephant seals, and sea lions....	?	0	?
Dunbar Island Dunbar Island For the islands off Dunbar in Scotland, please see Islands of the ForthDunbar Island is part of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its north, in Byron Sound It is east of Carcass Island and Low Island and to the west of Saunders Island...	2.25	0	?
Dyke Island Dyke Island Dyke Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying between Weddell Island, and West Falkland. The channel running between it and Weddell Island is called "Smylie Channel"....	?	0	?
East Island East Island, Falkland Islands East Island is one of the Falkland Islands off Pebble Island and Broken Island in Byron Sound....	?	0	?
Eddystone Rock	?	0	44
Fox Island Fox Island, Falkland Islands Fox Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its west, near Spring Point and Dunnose Head in Queen Charlotte Bay...	?	0	?
George Island George Island George Island is the second largest of the Speedwell Island Group in the Falkland Islands with a land area of . It lies south of Speedwell Island and south west of East Falkland, and is separated from Lafonia by Eagle Passage. The island is generally flat, rising no more than above sea level,...	24.0	?	ca.1 18
Golding Island Golding Island Golding Island is one of the Falkland Islands, just to the north of West Falkland in Keppel Sound and near Keppel and Pebble Islands. It has a complex shape, with narrow headlands and bays, and a pond in the middle....	?	0	?
Great Island Great Island, Falkland Islands Great Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It lies to the west of East Falkland in Falkland Sound. To its north are the Tyssen Islands and to its south Ruggles Island....	?	0	?
Hog Island Hog Island, Falkland Islands Hog Island is the largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands.During the August 1833 events in nearby Port Louis, the surviving members of Luis Vernet's colony sought refuge on the nearby Hog Island to escape the murderous gang of Antonio Rivero, and they regularly sent their boat to...	?	0	?
Horse Block Horse Block The Horse Block is a sea stack of the Falkland Islands. It is near Weddell Island.-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....	<1	0	?
Keppel Island Keppel Island Keppel Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying between Saunders Island and Pebble Island, and near Golding Island to the north of West Falkland on Keppel Sound. It has an area of and its highest point, Mt Keppel, is high. There is a wide, flat valley in the centre of the island with...	36.26	?	341
Kidney Island Kidney Island Kidney Island The island is at the east end of Berkeley Sound near Kidney Cove, and is separated from Port William by Menguera Point.During the Falklands War, on 1 May 1982, Islas Malvinas GC82, an Argentine Z-28 type naval patrol boat was damaged near the island by a Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2/3...	0.33	0	?
Lively Island Lively Island Lively Island is the largest of the Lively Island Group of the Falkland Islands, The island group lies east of East Falkland. Lively Island is the largest rat-free island in the Falklands, hence its importance to birdlife...	55.85	?	?
Long Island Long Island, Falkland Islands Please note: "Long Island" was also the name of Bleaker Island at one point.Long Island is the largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands....	?	0	?
Low Island Low Island, Falkland Islands Note: There are several other "Low Island"s in the Falkland IslandsLow Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its north, in Byron Sound It is between Carcass Island and Dunbar Island and to the west of Saunders Island. It is south of Sedge Island and north of the...	0.76	0	?
Middle Island Middle Island, Falkland Islands Note: There are several other "Middle Island"s in the Falkland IslandsMiddle Island is one of the Hummock Island group in the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its west, near the estuary of the Chartres River in King George Bay It is to the south east of Hummock Island.Middle Island...	?	0	?
Narrow Island Narrow Island, Falkland Islands Narrow Island is one of the Falkland Islands, in Byron Sound. It is between Golding Island and Middle Island, and to the west of East Island. As its name implies, it is slender, and extends for several miles east-west, while only being about 500 yards in width at is widest point....	?	0	?
New Island New Island New Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north of Beaver Island. It is from Stanley and is 8 miles long with an average width of 820 yards . The highest point is . The northern and eastern coasts have high cliffs but the eastern coasts are lower lying, with rocky shores and...	11.81	?	?
Passage Island Passage Island, Falkland Islands Passage Island is one of Falkland Islands, in Byron Sound, to the north of West Falkland. It is not to be confused with the Passage Islands which are to the west of West Falkland. It is to the west of Golding Island...	?	0	?
Pebble Island Pebble Island Pebble Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north of West Falkland.The island stretches about 19 miles from east to west and is about 4.3 miles at its widest point, with a total area of square miles .It has three high points: First Mountain , Middle Mountain and...	103.36	?	377
Rabbit Island Rabbit Island, Falkland Islands Rabbit Island is one of the Falkland Islands in the Hummock Island group. It is near West Falkland, to its west, at the mouth of King George Bay . With a land area of square miles it is the second largest of the three main islands in the bay, lying 2.8 miles west of Hummock...	1.78	0	91
River Island River Island, Falkland Islands River Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is located in Byron Sound to the south of East Island and Pebble Island. There is a tidal island to its west, separated by a shallow lagoon.Despite its name, River Island is actually a salt water island....	?	0	?
Ruggles Island Ruggles Island Ruggles Island is a small island, off East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. To its east is Ruggles Bay, which forms the coast of Lafonia on East Falkland...	?	0	?
Saunders Island	124	?	457
Sea Lion Island Sea Lion Island Sea Lion Island is the largest of the Sea Lion Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It is in area. and lies southeast of Lafonia .-Population and history:...	9.05	?	46
Sedge Island Sedge Island Sedge Island is one of the Falkland archipelago. Something of an outlier, it is due north of the large island of East Falkland and to the east of the Jason Islands. It is north east of Carcass Island and north west of Saunders Island...	?	0	?
Speedwell Island Speedwell Island Speedwell Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying in the Falkland Sound, southwest of Lafonia, East Falkland....	51.5	?	?
Split Island Split Island, Falkland Islands Split Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its west, at the mouth of King George Bay. It is to the west of Rabbit Island, Hummock Island and Middle Island. It is north of the Passage Islands and south east of Westpoint Island, and south west of the Byron Heights and...	?	0	?
Staats Island Staats Island Staats Island is one of the Beaver Island Group in the Falkland Islands. It lies between Beaver Island and Weddell Island, parallel to Tea Island and is in area. It is known for its Patagonian foxes and guanacos, both introduced species; the former is not to be confused with the closely related...	5	0	?
Tea Island Tea Island Tea Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is beside Staats Island, and is just to the south west of Weddell Island. It is shaped like an upside down "h". It has some of the few examples of Felton's Flower, a rare endemic Falkland species....	3.1	0	?
Weddell Island Weddell Island Weddell Island is the third largest of the Falkland Islands. Weddell Island is located to the west of West Falkland and is square miles in area. The length of the coastline is miles...	254	?	?
West Point Island West Point Island West Point Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying west of West Falkland. It has an area of and is run as a sheep farm by R.P. McGill of Carcass Island.-History:...	12.55	?	369

Jason Islands
Jason Islands
The Jason Islands are an archipelago in the Falkland Islands, lying to the far north-west of West Falkland. Three of the islands, Steeple Jason, Grand Jason and Clarke's Islet are private nature reserves owned by the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York...

None of the Jason Islands are permanently inhabited.

Island	Area (ha Hectare The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2... )	Height (m)
Elephant Jason Elephant Jason Island Elephant Jason is one of the Jason Islands in the north west Falkland Islands. In Spanish it is considered one of"Islas las Llaves" , such a distinction does not exist in English between the two groups of the islands. It is named for the elephant seal...	2.60	208
Flat Jason Flat Jason Island Flat Jason is one of the Jason Islands in the north west Falkland Islands. In Spanish it is considered one of"Islas las Llaves" , such a distinction doesn't exist in English between the two groups of the islands....	3.75	?
Grand Jason Grand Jason Island Grand Jason Island is a small island located at , east of the Steeple Jason Island. It is a part of the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands, and along with Steeple Jason it is one of the "Islas los Salvajes" in Spanish .-Wildlife:Grand Jason is a home to one of the largest colonies of...	13.80	361
South Jason South Jason Island South Jason is one of the Jason Islands in the north west Falkland Islands . In Spanish it is considered one of"Islas las Llaves"...	3.75	ca. 300
Steeple Jason Steeple Jason Island Steeple Jason Island is a small island located at , west of the Grand Jason Island. It is a part of the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands. Along with Grand Jason it is one of the "Islas los Salvajes" in Spanish .-Population and geography:None of the Jason Islands has ever been properly inhabited...	7.90	263

Highest islands

Rank	Island	Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)
1	East Falkland East Falkland East Falkland the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of and a coastline long. Most of the population of the Falklands live in East Falkland, almost all of them living in the northern half of the island...	Mt Usborne Mount Usborne Mount Usborne is a mountain on East Falkland. At above sea level, it is the highest point in the Falkland Islands.The mountain is referenced by Charles Darwin in Chapter 9 of the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle and is named after , Master's Assistant on HMS Beagle, the ship that took Darwin...	705	2,313
2	West Falkland 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...	Mt Adam Mount Adam, Falkland Islands Mount Adam is a mountain on West Falkland, part of the Hill Cove Mountains range. It is the highest mountain on West Falkland and is one of the highest in the islands. It has the remains of glacial cirques on it, and is of similar height to Mount Usborne on East Falkland...	700	2,297
3	West Point Island West Point Island West Point Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying west of West Falkland. It has an area of and is run as a sheep farm by R.P. McGill of Carcass Island.-History:...	Mt Misery	369	1,211
4	Carcass Island Carcass Island Carcass Island is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It lies north west of West Falkland and south east of the Jason Islands...	Stanley Hill & Mt Bing	304	997

List of Falkland Islands named after people

This is a short list of islands, which are known to be named after someone.

Beauchene Island - Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne
Jacques Gouin de Beauchene
Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne was a French explorer. His name is also spelled as Beauchesne. He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany, and died there at 78 years of age....
Dunbar Island
(East Falkland) Lafonia
Lafonia
Lafonia is a peninsula forming the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands.-Geography and geology:Shaped like the letter "E", it is joined to the northern part of the island by a 1.5-mile narrow isthmus; were this isthmus to be severed, Lafonia would be the third...

(peninsula) - Samuel Fisher Lafone
George Island - ? King George
Golding Island
Keppel Island - Augustus Keppel
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence...
Saunders Island
Ruggles Island
Staats Island
Tyssen Islands
Weddell Island - James Weddell
James Weddell
James Weddell was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in the early Spring of 1823 sailed to latitude of 74°15' S and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.-Early life:He entered the merchant service very...

Spanish names derived from people

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

Beaver Island - Isla San Rafael - The archangel Raphael
Lively Island - Isla Bougainville - Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of James Cook, he took part in the French and Indian War and the unsuccessful French attempt to defend Canada from Britain...
Bleaker Island - Isla María - ?Virgin Mary
Jason Islands - Isla Sebaldes - Sebald de Weert
Sebald de Weert
Sebald or Sebalt de Weert was a Dutch captain and vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company...
Pebble Island - Isla (de) Borbón/Isla Bourbon - House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
Weddell Island - Isla San José - Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....

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