List of islands of the Falkland Islands facts for kids
A map of the Falkland Islands
The following is a list of islands that form the Falkland Islands.
Contents
Main islands
The Neck on Saunders Island.
Eudyptes chrysocome on New Island.
| Island | Area (km2) | Population | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Falkland | 6,605 km2 (2,550 sq mi) | 2197 | 705 |
| West Falkland | 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 | 1.72 | ? | 82 |
| Beaver Island | 48.56 | ? | ? |
| Bird Island | 1.2 | 0 | ? |
| Bleaker Island | 20.7 | ? | 29 |
| Broken Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Carcass Island | 18.94 | ? | 304 |
| Centre Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Dunbar Island | 2.25 | 0 | ? |
| Dyke Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| East Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Eddystone Rock | ? | 0 | 44 |
| Fox Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| George Island | 24.0 | ? | ca.1 18 |
| Golding Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Great Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hog Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Horse Block | <1 | 0 | ? |
| Hummock Island | 3 | 0 | 190 |
| Keppel Island | 36.26 | ? | 341 |
| Kidney Island | 0.33 | 0 | ? |
| Lively Island | 55.85 | ? | ? |
| Long Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Low Island | 0.76 | 0 | ? |
| Middle Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Narrow Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| New Island | 11.81 | ? | ? |
| Passage Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Pebble Island | 103.36 | ? | 277 |
| Rabbit Island | 1.78 | 0 | 91 |
| River Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ruggles Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Saunders Island | 124 | ? | 457 |
| Sea Lion Island | 9.05 | ? | 46 |
| Sedge Island | 3.8 | 0 | ? |
| Speedwell Island | 51.5 | ? | ? |
| Split Island | ? | 0 | ? |
| Staats Island | 5 | 0 | ? |
| Tea Island | 3.1 | 0 | ? |
| Weddell Island | 254 | 2 | 383 |
| West Point Island | 12.55 | ? | 369 |
Small archipelagos
Jason Islands
None of the Jason Islands are permanently inhabited.
| Island | Area (ha) | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant Jason | 2.60 | 208 |
| Flat Jason | 3.75 | ? |
| Grand Jason | 13.80 | 361 |
| South Jason | 3.75 | ca. 300 |
| Steeple Jason | 7.90 | 263 |
Highest islands
Stanley Harbour, Stanley with mountains in the distance.
Augustus Keppel, wearing flag officer's undress uniform, 1765, by Reynolds (National Maritime Museum)
| Rank | Island | Mountain | Height (m) | Height (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Falkland | Mt Usborne | 705 | 2,313 |
| 2 | West Falkland | Mt Adam | 700 | 2,297 |
| 3 | Weddell Island | Mt Weddell | 383 | 1,257 |
| 4 | West Point Island | Mt Misery | 369 | 1,211 |
| 5 | Carcass Island | 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. 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.
- Beauchene Island - Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne
- Dunbar Island
- (East Falkland) Lafonia (peninsula) - Samuel Fisher Lafone
- George Island - ? King George
- Golding Island
- Jason Islands
- Keppel Island - Augustus Keppel
- Saunders Island
- Ruggles Island
- Staats Island
- Tyssen Islands - John Tyssen (1811–1893), British naval officer
- Weddell Island - James Weddell
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
- Bleaker Island - Isla María - ?Virgin Mary
- Jason Islands - Isla Sebaldes - Sebald de Weert
- Pebble Island - Isla (de) Borbón/Isla Bourbon - House of Bourbon
- Weddell Island - Isla San José - Saint Joseph
See also
- Falkland Islands
- Geography of the Falkland Islands
- List of Falkland Islands-related topics
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by highest point
- List of islands by population
- List of islands in lakes
- List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
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