List of islands of the Falkland Islands

List of islands of the Falkland Islands

This is a list of the islands of Falkland Islands, which are an overseas dependency of Great Britain.

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"Spheniscus magellanicus" on Carcass Island.]

Main islands


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.

* Beauchene Island - Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne
* Dunbar Island
* (East Falkland) Lafonia (peninsula) - Samuel Fisher Lafone
* George Island - ? King George
* Golding Island
* Keppel Island - Augustus Keppel
* Saunders Island
* Ruggles Island
* Staats Island
* Tyssen Islands
* Weddell Island - James Weddell

panish 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

* Geography of the Falkland Islands
* List of Falkland Island topics

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