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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.Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' 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 West Point Island (originally known as Albatross Island; ) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying in the north-west corner of the archipelago. It has an area of and boasts some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the Falklands. The island is ..., and south west of the Byron Heights and Storm Mountain. References External links * http://www.falklandislands.com/ Islands of the Falkland Islands {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of The Falkland Islands
The following list contains larger islands and other notable islands in the Falkland Islands, Falklands. Area data are from the USGS unless otherwise specified. Islands larger than 1 Other notable 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 * Keppel Island - Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, Augustus Keppel * Lafonia (peninsula) - Samuel Fisher Lafone * Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, Saunders Island - Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer), Charles Saunders * Tyssen Islands - John Tyssen (1811–1893), British naval officer * Weddell Island - James Weddell Spanish names derived from people A list of the derivations of Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, 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 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, while the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley on East Falkland. The islands are believed to have been uninhabited prior to European discovery in the 17th century. 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 Reassertion of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In The Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands has officially used Falkland Islands Standard Time (FKST, UTC−03:00) all year round since 5 September 2010. However, many residents of Camp (all areas of the Falkland Islands outside the main city) use UTC−04:00, known in the Falklands as 'Camp time' (as opposed to 'Stanley time' or 'Government clocks'). The Falkland Islands previously used Stanley Mean Time (UTC−03:51:24) until 11 March 1912, when Falkland Islands Time (FKT, UTC−04:00) came into effect. FKT was then used all year round until 25 September 1983, when Falkland Islands Summer Time (FKST, UTC−03:00) 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 during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastline is long. Population The island has fewer than 200 people, scattered around the coastline. The largest settlement is Port Howard on the east coast, which has an airstrip. Other settlements include Albemarle, Chartres, Dunnose Head, Fox Bay, Fox Bay West, Hill Cove, Port Stephens, and Roy Cove, most of which are linked by road and also have airstrips and harbours. In 1986, the population was 265, in 2001, it had fallen to 144 and rose to 160 in 2016. Because West Falkland is outside Stanley or RAF Mount Pleasant on East Falkland it is considered part of the " camp", a Falklander term for the area outside the main settlement. Geography and wildlife West Falkland is hillier on the side closest to East Falkland. The principal mountain range, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George Bay
King George Bay () is a large bay on the coast of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands, facing westwards. There are three settlements on the bay Chartres Chartres () is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 1 ..., Dunnose Head and Roy Cove. Storm Mountain is on the north coast. It contains numerous islands, including the Passage Islands and Split Island. The bay is roughly long and wide. See also * Stump Rock References Bays of West Falkland {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Island, Falkland Islands
Rabbit Island is one of the Falkland Islands in the Hummock Island group. It is near 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 the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastline is long. Popula ..., to its west, at the mouth of King George Bay.Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' With a land area of square miles (1.78 km2)PART II: Falkland Islands Important Bird Areas - Hummock Island Group . The source uses metric units. it is the second largest of the three main islands in the bay, lying 2.8 miles (4.5 km) west of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hummock Island
Hummock Island is the largest of a group of islands in King George Bay in the Falkland Islands. It has a land area of and is about long in a north-west to south-east direction. Hummock Island is off the western coast of West Falkland, in a bay that leads to the estuary of the Chartres River.Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' The highest point on the island is in the north-east and is . There are cliffs which often reach over high. Hummock Island is situated between Rabbit Island and Middle Island. Other islands in the Hummock Island group include Green Island and Gid's Island. In the middle of the Twentieth Century the island was used as an extension of the New Island sheep farm, and heavy grazing caused much of the Tussac grass to be eaten out. This has left areas of bare 'black ground'. However, the present owner has indicated that he will not restock the island but will allow the vegetation to recover. Gid's and Middle Islands are nature reserves. Impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Island, Falkland Islands
Middle Island is one of the Hummock Island group in the Falkland Islands. It is near 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 the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastline is long. Popula ..., 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 has a land area of and its cone rises to . It is believed that it was used for grazing for a short time before 1930 but has been not been grazed since then and is free of predators. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage Islands
The Passage Islands () are a group of four islands in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. They lie off Dunnose Head, West Falkland, at the mouth of King George Bay. Description The largest of the group is Second Passage Island which is long from east to west and up to wide. Much of the coastline is characterised by cliffs up to high. The highest point is Sixtus Hill. Past overgrazing has caused erosion and reduced the cover of tussac. There are several ponds, one of which provides feeding habitat for waders and waterfowl. Third and Fourth Passage Islands are 800 m apart and low lying, rising to about . They were only briefly stocked with cattle in the 1960s and have good tussac coverage. Important Bird Area The Passage Islands group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, gentoo penguins (300 breeding pairs), southern rockhopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westpoint Island
West Point Island (originally known as Albatross Island; ) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying in the north-west corner of the archipelago. It has an area of and boasts some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the Falklands. The island is owned by Roddy & Lily Napier and run as a sheep farm and tourist attraction. Description West Point Island lies off the north-west point of West Falkland. It is long with a maximum width of . Its dramatic west-facing cliffs are the highest in the Falklands, with the highest point at Cliff Mountain rising to . West Point Island Settlement, with its airstrip, lies on Westpoint Cove in the north-east. It is separated from West Falkland by a narrow channel called the Wooly Gut, which is a local reference to katabatic winds that often occur there. It lies south-east of the Jason Islands, the nearest being South Jason Island. History As with many locations around the Falkland Islands, in the early 19th century West Point was a popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Heights
Byron Heights is a mountain rising to at the northwest extremity of West Falkland, Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is situated southeast of Hope Point. The mountain's top is occupied by RRH Byron Heights (Remote Radar Head Byron Heights) of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), ''Think Defence'' Website, 2017 part of an early warning and airspace control network including also on West Falkland and on |
Storm Mountain, Falkland Islands
Storm Mountain is on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It is high (the 9th highest in the Falklands). Because of its location on a narrow peninsula jutting out into the South Atlantic, between Byron Sound and King George Bay King George Bay () is a large bay on the coast of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands, facing westwards. There are three settlements on the bay Chartres Chartres () is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir Departments ..., it is highly exposed, whence its name. References * Strange, Ian ''The Falkland Islands'' External links satellite imageryupdated weather data of Mount Storm Mountains and hills of West Falkland {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
