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Penn Island
Penn Island is an uninhabited island of the Weddell Island Group in the Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database It lies north of , northeast of Beaver Island and west of Barclay Island
Barclay Island is an uninhabited island of the Weddell Island Group in the Falkland Islands.
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List Of Islands Of The Falkland Islands
The following is a list of islands that form the Falkland Islands. Main islands Other islands Small archipelagos Jason Islands None of the Jason Islands are permanently inhabited. Highest islands 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, 1st Viscount Keppel, Augustus Keppel * Saunders Island * Ruggles Island * Staats Island * Tyssen Islands - John Tyssen (1811–1893), British naval officer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) 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 about from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of , comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, but the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forces invaded the islands. British a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In The Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands has officially used Falkland Islands Standard Time ( UTC−3) all year round since 5 September 2010. However, many residents of Camp use UTC−4, known on the Falklands as "Camp Time" (as opposed to "Stanley time" or "Government clocks"). The Falklands used Stanley Mean Time (UTC−3:51:24) until 11 March 1912 when Falkland Islands Time (FKT, UTC−4) came into effect. FKT was then used all year round until 25 September 1983 when Falkland Islands Summer Time (FKST, UTC−3) was first introduced for the summer period of the year. FKT was then used in the winter period (April–September) and FKST in the summer period (September–April) until April 2011 when the Falkland Islands Government decided not to put the clocks back and remain on daylight saving time all year around in the hope of gaining more time to contact the United Kingdom and Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weddell Island
Weddell Island ( es, Isla San José) is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is situated west-northwest of South Georgia Island, north of Livingston Island, northeast of Cape Horn, northeast of Isla de los Estados, and east of the Atlantic entrance to Magellan Strait. With an area of Weddell is the third largest island in the archipelago after East Falkland and West Falkland, and one of the largest private islands in the world. It has only one inhabited location, Weddell Settlement, with a single digit population engaged in sheep farming and tourism services. The island offers walks to wildlife watching sites and scenery destinations including some spectacular landscapes featuring the famous Falklands stone runs. Weddell is both an Important Plant Area and a priority Key Biodiversity Area. It is a remote place, infrequently visited by a resupply ship and occasionally by private yachts, accessible by air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver Island, Falkland Islands
Beaver Island ( es, Isla San Rafael) is one of the Beaver Island group of Falkland Islands. It lies west of Weddell Island and south of New Island and has an area of . Other islands in the group include Staats Island, with an area of ; Tea Island, which covers ; Governor Island, which covers ; Split Island, with an area of and a few smaller islands. Though the smaller islands in the group are low-lying, the larger islands are very hilly, with many peaks of more than and some more than . The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is . History and population Beaver Island was named after the whaling vessel "Beaver" which was recorded as being the first whaling ship to double Cape Horn. Beaver Settlement lies on the island, with an airstrip nearby. It is owned by Sally and Jerome Poncet. Wildlife Wildlife on the island includes gentoo penguins, South American gray foxes (introduced, not to be confused with the Falkland Islands wolf), peregrine falcons, crested and str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barclay Island
Barclay Island is an uninhabited island of the Weddell Island Group in the Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database It lies north of Weddell Island
Weddell Island ( es, Isla San José) is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is situated west-northwest of South Georgia Island, north of Livingston Island, northeast of Ca ... , east of Penn Island and west of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of The Falkland Islands
The following is a list of islands that form the Falkland Islands. Main islands Other islands Small archipelagos Jason Islands None of the Jason Islands are permanently inhabited. Highest islands 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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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