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Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands (; Spanish: Islas Malvinas [ˈislas malˈβinas]), commonly referred to as the Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.

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The Falkland Islands (; Spanish: Islas Malvinas [ˈislas malˈβinas]), commonly referred to as the Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (500 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and 752 mi (1,210 km) from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km2), 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 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 reasserted its rule in 1833, but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forces invaded the islands. British administration was restored two months later at the end of the Falklands War. In a 2013 sovereignty referendum, almost all of the votes cast were in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory. The territory's sovereignty status is part of an ongoing dispute between Argentina and the UK. The 2021 census recorded a population of 3,662 inhabitants, around 30% of which are temporary residents, on short-term work visas or working at the RAF Mount Pleasant military base. English is the official and predominant language. Under the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, Falkland Islanders are British citizens. The islands lie at the boundary of the subantarctic oceanic and tundra climate zones, and both major islands have mountain ranges reaching 2,300 ft (700 m). They are home to large bird populations, although many no longer breed on the main islands owing to predation by introduced species. Major economic activities include fishing, tourism, and sheep farming, with an emphasis on high-quality wool exports. Oil exploration, licensed by the Falkland Islands Government, remains controversial as a result of maritime disputes with Argentina.

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Census, cataloged

Major islands2
Minor islands220
Islets504
Rocks & skerries151

Major islands

East Falkland
Area
6,470 km²
High point
705 m
East Falkland (Spanish: Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of 6,605 km2 (2,550 square miles) or 54% of the total area of the Falklands.
West Falkland
Area
4,451 km²
High point
700 m
West Falkland (Spanish: Isla Gran Malvina) 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 4,532 square kilometres (1,750 square miles), 37% of the total area of the islands. 1 miles) long.

Minor islands

198

Weddell Island
Area
255 km²
High point
383 m
Saunders Island
Area
123 km²
High point
421 m
Pebble Island
Area
111 km²
High point
277 m
Lively Island
Area
56.3 km²
High point
37 m
Speedwell Island
Area
52.5 km²
High point
44 m
Keppel Island
Area
39.6 km²
High point
233 m
Beaver Island
Area
39.2 km²
High point
207 m
George Island
Area
26.7 km²
High point
24 m
Bleaker Island
Area
21.4 km²
High point
28 m
New Island
Area
20.7 km²
High point
226 m
Carcass Island
Area
17.6 km²
High point
220 m
Golding Island
Area
17.2 km²
High point
40 m
Dyke Island
Area
15.4 km²
High point
69 m
Grand Jason
Area
14.4 km²
High point
387 m
Swan Islands
Area
13.3 km²
High point
23 m
Westpoint Island
Area
12.8 km²
High point
369 m
Great Island
Area
11.6 km²
High point
33 m
Barren Island
Area
11 km²
High point
25 m
Sea Lion Island
Area
9.5 km²
High point
38 m
Steeple Island
Area
9 km²
High point
263 m
Middle Island
Area
8.8 km²
High point
16 m
First Island
Area
7.7 km²
High point
68 m
Second Island
Area
7.1 km²
High point
75 m
Ruggles Island
Area
6 km²
High point
20 m
Broken Island
Area
5.5 km²
High point
18 m
East Island
Area
5.5 km²
High point
23 m
Staats Island
Area
5 km²
High point
142 m
Fox Island
Area
4.9 km²
High point
20 m
Pebble Islet
Area
4.8 km²
High point
17 m
River Island
Area
4.5 km²
High point
18 m
South Island
Area
4.1 km²
High point
288 m
Flat Jason
Area
3.4 km²
High point
27 m
Sedge Island
Area
3.4 km²
High point
25 m
Motley Island
Area
3.3 km²
High point
17 m
Tea Island
Area
3.2 km²
High point
199 m
Long Island
Area
3.2 km²
High point
22 m
Hummock Island
Area
3.2 km²
High point
190 m
Phillimore Island
Area
3 km²
High point
15 m
Elephant Jason
Area
3 km²
High point
208 m
West Swan Island
Area
2.9 km²
High point
25 m
North East Island
Area
2.8 km²
High point
14 m
Passage Island
Area
2.6 km²
High point
18 m
North Tyssen
Area
2.6 km²
High point
18 m
Dunbar Island
Area
2.5 km²
High point
88 m
Unnamed island
Area
2.5 km²
High point
67 m
Split Island
Area
2.2 km²
High point
84 m
Narrow Island
Area
2.2 km²
High point
12 m
Lobo Island
Area
2.1 km²
High point
17 m
Quaker Island
Area
2.1 km²
High point
74 m
Big Arch Island
Area
2 km²
High point
82 m
Rabbit Island
Area
1.9 km²
High point
91 m
Beauchene Island
Area
1.8 km²
High point
82 m
Triste Island
Area
1.7 km²
High point
15 m
Pleasant Island
Area
1.7 km²
High point
13 m
Middle Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
120 m
Penn Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
80 m
Large Island
Area
1.5 km²
High point
18 m
Blind Island
Area
1.5 km²
High point
17 m
Fourth Salem
Area
1.4 km²
High point
30 m
North Swan Island
Area
1.4 km²
High point
14 m
Middle Island
Area
1.4 km²
High point
21 m
Sandbar Island
Area
1.3 km²
High point
16 m
West Tyssen
Area
1.3 km²
High point
14 m
Government Islet
Area
1.2 km²
High point
22 m
Wolfe Island
Area
1.2 km²
High point
15 m
Half Tide Island
Area
1.2 km²
High point
29 m
West Island
Area
1.2 km²
High point
49 m
East Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
12 m
Bense Islands
Area
1.1 km²
High point
29 m
Knoll Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
66 m
Sea Lion Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
14 m
Barclay Island
Area
1 km²
High point
84 m
Burnt Island
Area
1 km²
High point
33 m
Tickle Island
Area
1 km²
High point
13 m
Bird Island
Area
1 km²
High point
96 m
Box Island
Area
0.98 km²
High point
18 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.97 km²
High point
13 m
Dry Island
Area
0.94 km²
High point
25 m
Tussac Island
Area
0.93 km²
High point
85 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.93 km²
High point
14 m
Third Island
Area
0.88 km²
High point
39 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.88 km²
High point
15 m
Tussac Island
Area
0.87 km²
High point
38 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.86 km²
High point
15 m
North Island
Area
0.85 km²
High point
60 m
Fox Island
Area
0.81 km²
High point
75 m
Split Island
Area
0.8 km²
High point
95 m
High Island
Area
0.79 km²
High point
47 m
Burnt Island
Area
0.78 km²
High point
13 m
Low Island
Area
0.78 km²
High point
34 m
Low Island
Area
0.78 km²
High point
29 m
North Fur Island
Area
0.76 km²
High point
26 m
Sea Lion Island Easterly
Area
0.76 km²
High point
19 m
Great Island
Area
0.73 km²
High point
10 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.7 km²
High point
18 m
Top Island
Area
0.68 km²
High point
13 m
Cross Island
Area
0.66 km²
High point
30 m
Calista Island
Area
0.65 km²
High point
23 m
Hill Island
Area
0.52 km²
High point
86 m
Fanny Island
Area
0.52 km²
High point
21 m
Cattle Island
Area
0.52 km²
High point
11 m
Coffin Island
Area
0.51 km²
High point
120 m
Green Island
Area
0.51 km²
High point
15 m
Big Samuel Island
Area
0.51 km²
High point
11 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.5 km²
High point
76 m
Sandy Island
Area
0.45 km²
High point
8 m
Christmas Island
Area
0.45 km²
High point
16 m
Annie Island
Area
0.44 km²
High point
12 m
Pitt Island
Area
0.41 km²
High point
28 m
Bobs Island
Area
0.4 km²
High point
10 m
Fanny Island
Area
0.39 km²
High point
17 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.38 km²
High point
35 m
Little Bense Island
Area
0.38 km²
High point
19 m
High Island
Area
0.37 km²
High point
24 m
East Wolfe
Area
0.36 km²
High point
11 m
Rabbit Island
Area
0.36 km²
High point
11 m
Saddle Island
Area
0.35 km²
High point
73 m
Kent Island
Area
0.35 km²
High point
9 m
Hill Gap Island
Area
0.34 km²
High point
11 m
Peat Island
Area
0.34 km²
High point
20 m
Inner North West Island
Area
0.34 km²
High point
15 m
Scott Island
Area
0.33 km²
High point
12 m
Fanning Island
Area
0.33 km²
High point
19 m
Big Channel Island
Area
0.33 km²
High point
26 m
West Cay
Area
0.31 km²
High point
16 m
Sandy Bay Island
Area
0.3 km²
High point
21 m
Kidney Island
Area
0.3 km²
High point
25 m
Sea Dog Island
Area
0.29 km²
High point
30 m
Steeple Jason Islet
Area
0.29 km²
High point
25 m
Reef Island
Area
0.29 km²
High point
14 m
Shell Island
Area
0.28 km²
High point
12 m
Carthorse Island
Area
0.28 km²
High point
13 m
Gid’s Island
Area
0.28 km²
High point
58 m
Arrow Islands east
Area
0.27 km²
High point
13 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.27 km²
High point
24 m
Hog Island
Area
0.27 km²
High point
10 m
Gull Island
Area
0.27 km²
High point
14 m
Channel Islands north
Area
0.26 km²
High point
88 m
Hare Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
15 m
Flores Harbour Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
7 m
Bull Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
10 m
Brandy Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
18 m
Tussac Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
11 m
Seal Island
Area
0.25 km²
High point
16 m
Little Samuel
Area
0.25 km²
High point
10 m
Centre Island
Area
0.25 km²
High point
24 m
Gull Island
Area
0.24 km²
High point
28 m
Turn Islet
Area
0.24 km²
High point
10 m
Rookery Island
Area
0.24 km²
High point
15 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.23 km²
High point
8 m
Channel Islands south
Area
0.23 km²
High point
65 m
Narrows Island
Area
0.23 km²
High point
17 m
Little Coffin Island
Area
0.23 km²
High point
71 m
Jason East Cay
Area
0.23 km²
High point
8 m
North Point Island
Area
0.23 km²
High point
11 m
Green Island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
38 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
11 m
Ear Island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
14 m
Bullock Island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
9 m
Black Island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
7 m
Rabbit Island
Area
0.22 km²
High point
8 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.21 km²
High point
12 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.21 km²
High point
7 m
Trap Island
Area
0.21 km²
High point
7 m
Jason West Cay
Area
0.2 km²
High point
7 m
South Fur Island
Area
0.2 km²
Peat Tyssen
Area
0.19 km²
High point
8 m
Tussac Island
Area
0.19 km²
High point
20 m
Stop Island
Area
0.18 km²
High point
17 m
Arrow Island
Area
0.18 km²
High point
11 m
Sand Bay Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
19 m
Circum Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
15 m
Diddle Dee Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
8 m
Outer Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
22 m
Adventure Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
11 m
Urchin Island
Area
0.17 km²
High point
6 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.16 km²
High point
7 m
Cliff Island
Area
0.16 km²
High point
44 m
Gibraltar Rock
Area
0.15 km²
High point
65 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.15 km²
High point
13 m
The Fridays Northwest
Area
0.15 km²
High point
16 m
The Twins south
Area
0.15 km²
High point
13 m
Seal Rocks northwest
Area
0.15 km²
Unnamed island
Area
0.15 km²
High point
13 m
Rabbit Island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
13 m
Becher Long Island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
9 m
Big Shag Island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
21 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
12 m
Green Island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
14 m
Penguin Island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
10 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
9 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
7 m
Whig Islands south
Area
0.13 km²
High point
17 m
Tussac Island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
12 m
Rabbit Island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
7 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
13 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
4 m
Spring Point Island
Area
0.13 km²
High point
12 m

Rocks & skerries

151

On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

Listing 200 of 877; the rest are on the chart.

Figures

Comparative heights

Islands by area

km², log scale

Overlapping groups

Photographs

Falklands penguins
Grandmaster Huon / CC0
The coast of East Falkland Island near Port Stanley
Travellers & Tinkers / CC BY-SA 3.0
NASA / Public domain
Falkland suvs for uneven terrain
Grandmaster Huon / CC0
Falkland suvs for uneven terrain
Grandmaster Huon / CC0
Falklands penguins
Grandmaster Huon / CC0
falkland islands
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Gentoo's R us
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Baby Gentoo penguin losing his feathers to get ready for his first swim.
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
King Penguin
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Left foot forward.... March
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0

Sources

Facts

Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
Wikidata
Wikidata
Talus
Wikipedia

Photographs

Falkland-penguins 11 37 26 964000. Grandmaster Huon / CC0
EastFalklandCoast. Travellers & Tinkers / CC BY-SA 3.0
Falkland-Islands-Terra-2011-01-23-250m. NASA / Public domain
Falkland-4x4 23 45 26 804000. Grandmaster Huon / CC0
Falkland-4x4 23 45 56 771000. Grandmaster Huon / CC0
Falkland-penguins 11 38 02 909000. Grandmaster Huon / CC0
Gentoo penguin (32545803997). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Gentoo penguin (33611324918). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Gentoo's R us (32574827517). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
I'm loosing my hair!!! (46793428724). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
King Penguin (46572527435). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Left foot forward.... March (47517447861). Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0

East Falkland	6,470 km²
West Falkland	4,451 km²
Weddell Island	255 km²
Saunders Island	123 km²
Pebble Island	111 km²
Lively Island	56.3 km²
Speedwell Island	52.5 km²
Keppel Island	39.6 km²
Beaver Island	39.2 km²
George Island	26.7 km²
Bleaker Island	21.4 km²
New Island	20.7 km²
Carcass Island	17.6 km²
Golding Island	17.2 km²
Dyke Island	15.4 km²
Grand Jason	14.4 km²
Swan Islands	13.3 km²
Westpoint Island	12.8 km²
Great Island	11.6 km²
Barren Island	11 km²
Sea Lion Island	9.5 km²
Steeple Island	9 km²
Middle Island	8.8 km²
First Island	7.7 km²
Second Island	7.1 km²
Ruggles Island	6 km²
Broken Island	5.5 km²
East Island	5.5 km²
Staats Island	5 km²
Fox Island	4.9 km²
Pebble Islet	4.8 km²
River Island	4.5 km²
South Island	4.1 km²
Flat Jason	3.4 km²
Sedge Island	3.4 km²
Motley Island	3.3 km²
Tea Island	3.2 km²
Long Island	3.2 km²
Hummock Island	3.2 km²
Phillimore Island	3 km²
Elephant Jason	3 km²
West Swan Island	2.9 km²
North East Island	2.8 km²
Passage Island	2.6 km²
North Tyssen	2.6 km²
Dunbar Island	2.5 km²
Unnamed island	2.5 km²
Split Island	2.2 km²
Narrow Island	2.2 km²
Lobo Island	2.1 km²
Quaker Island	2.1 km²
Big Arch Island	2 km²
Rabbit Island	1.9 km²
Beauchene Island	1.8 km²
Triste Island	1.7 km²
Pleasant Island	1.7 km²
Middle Island	1.6 km²
Penn Island	1.6 km²
Large Island	1.5 km²
Blind Island	1.5 km²
Fourth Salem	1.4 km²
North Swan Island	1.4 km²
Middle Island	1.4 km²
Sandbar Island	1.3 km²
West Tyssen	1.3 km²
Government Islet	1.2 km²
Wolfe Island	1.2 km²
Half Tide Island	1.2 km²
West Island	1.2 km²
East Island	1.1 km²
Bense Islands	1.1 km²
Knoll Island	1.1 km²
Sea Lion Island	1.1 km²
Barclay Island	1 km²
Burnt Island	1 km²
Tickle Island	1 km²
Bird Island	1 km²
Box Island	0.98 km²
Unnamed island	0.97 km²
Dry Island	0.94 km²
Tussac Island	0.93 km²
Unnamed island	0.93 km²
Third Island	0.88 km²
Unnamed island	0.88 km²
Tussac Island	0.87 km²
Unnamed island	0.86 km²
North Island	0.85 km²
Fox Island	0.81 km²
Split Island	0.8 km²
High Island	0.79 km²
Burnt Island	0.78 km²
Low Island	0.78 km²
Low Island	0.78 km²
North Fur Island	0.76 km²
Sea Lion Island Easterly	0.76 km²
Great Island	0.73 km²
Unnamed island	0.7 km²
Top Island	0.68 km²
Cross Island	0.66 km²
Calista Island	0.65 km²
Hill Island	0.52 km²
Fanny Island	0.52 km²
Cattle Island	0.52 km²
Coffin Island	0.51 km²
Green Island	0.51 km²
Big Samuel Island	0.51 km²
Unnamed island	0.5 km²
Sandy Island	0.45 km²
Christmas Island	0.45 km²
Annie Island	0.44 km²
Pitt Island	0.41 km²
Bobs Island	0.4 km²
Fanny Island	0.39 km²
Unnamed island	0.38 km²
Little Bense Island	0.38 km²
High Island	0.37 km²
East Wolfe	0.36 km²
Rabbit Island	0.36 km²
Saddle Island	0.35 km²
Kent Island	0.35 km²
Hill Gap Island	0.34 km²
Peat Island	0.34 km²
Inner North West Island	0.34 km²
Scott Island	0.33 km²
Fanning Island	0.33 km²
Big Channel Island	0.33 km²
West Cay	0.31 km²
Sandy Bay Island	0.3 km²
Kidney Island	0.3 km²
Sea Dog Island	0.29 km²
Steeple Jason Islet	0.29 km²
Reef Island	0.29 km²
Shell Island	0.28 km²
Carthorse Island	0.28 km²
Gid’s Island	0.28 km²
Arrow Islands east	0.27 km²
Unnamed island	0.27 km²
Hog Island	0.27 km²
Gull Island	0.27 km²
Channel Islands north	0.26 km²
Hare Island	0.26 km²
Flores Harbour Island	0.26 km²
Bull Island	0.26 km²
Brandy Island	0.26 km²
Tussac Island	0.26 km²
Seal Island	0.25 km²
Little Samuel	0.25 km²
Centre Island	0.25 km²
Gull Island	0.24 km²
Turn Islet	0.24 km²
Rookery Island	0.24 km²
Unnamed island	0.23 km²
Channel Islands south	0.23 km²
Narrows Island	0.23 km²
Little Coffin Island	0.23 km²
Jason East Cay	0.23 km²
North Point Island	0.23 km²
Green Island	0.22 km²
Unnamed island	0.22 km²
Ear Island	0.22 km²
Bullock Island	0.22 km²
Black Island	0.22 km²
Rabbit Island	0.22 km²
Unnamed island	0.21 km²
Unnamed island	0.21 km²
Trap Island	0.21 km²
Jason West Cay	0.2 km²
South Fur Island	0.2 km²
Peat Tyssen	0.19 km²
Tussac Island	0.19 km²
Stop Island	0.18 km²
Arrow Island	0.18 km²
Sand Bay Island	0.17 km²
Circum Island	0.17 km²
Diddle Dee Island	0.17 km²
Outer Island	0.17 km²
Adventure Island	0.17 km²
Urchin Island	0.17 km²
Unnamed island	0.16 km²
Cliff Island	0.16 km²
Gibraltar Rock	0.15 km²
Unnamed island	0.15 km²
The Fridays Northwest	0.15 km²
The Twins south	0.15 km²
Seal Rocks northwest	0.15 km²
Unnamed island	0.15 km²
Rabbit Island	0.14 km²
Becher Long Island	0.14 km²
Big Shag Island	0.14 km²
Unnamed island	0.14 km²
Green Island	0.14 km²
Penguin Island	0.14 km²
Unnamed island	0.14 km²
Unnamed island	0.13 km²
Whig Islands south	0.13 km²
Tussac Island	0.13 km²
Rabbit Island	0.13 km²
Unnamed island	0.13 km²
Unnamed island	0.13 km²
Spring Point Island	0.13 km²

Chart

Overview

Census, cataloged

Major islands

Minor islands

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