George Island () is the second largest of the Speedwell Island Group in the
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 Dubouze ...
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, and there are several ponds and there is severe
soil erosion
Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic activity of erosive agents, that is, water, ice (glaciers), snow, air (wind), plants, a ...
in the central section. However, the island is free of rats.
George and
Barren Islands together are run as a
sheep farm
Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin an ...
, the most southerly in the Falkland Islands. There is also tourism that is well managed.
References
* Stonehouse, B (ed.) ''Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans'' (2002, )
Islands of the Falkland Islands
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