Beaver Island (Spanish: 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 4,856 hectares (12,000 acres).
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.
Other islands in the group include Staats Island, with an area of 500 hectares (1,200 acres); Tea Island, which covers 310 hectares (770 acres); Governor Island, which covers 220 hectares (540 acres); Split Island, with an area of 70 hectares (170 acres) 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 150 metres (490 ft) and some more than 200 metres (660 ft). The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is 234 metres (768 ft).[1]
beaver, island, falkland, islands, beaver, island, spanish, isla, rafael, beaver, island, group, falkland, islands, lies, west, weddell, island, south, island, area, hectares, acres, beaver, island, isla, rafaelislandcoordinates, 83889, 27778, 83889, 27778coun. Beaver Island Spanish 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 4 856 hectares 12 000 acres Beaver Island Isla San RafaelIslandCoordinates 51 50 20 S 61 16 40 W 51 83889 S 61 27778 W 51 83889 61 27778CountryFalkland IslandsNamed forEnglish from Beaver a whaling shipArea Total48 56 km2 18 75 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 FKST If shown area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively Other islands in the group include Staats Island with an area of 500 hectares 1 200 acres Tea Island which covers 310 hectares 770 acres Governor Island which covers 220 hectares 540 acres Split Island with an area of 70 hectares 170 acres 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 150 metres 490 ft and some more than 200 metres 660 ft The highest elevation in the Beaver Island Group is 234 metres 768 ft 1 Contents 1 History and population 2 Wildlife 3 References 4 External linksHistory and population editBeaver 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 editWildlife on the island includes gentoo penguins South American gray foxes introduced not to be confused with the Falkland Islands wolf peregrine falcons crested and striated caracaras guanacos fur seals and many seabirds Beds of kelp can be found offshore The Beaver Island Group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area At least 40 species have been recorded with 34 known to breed there Species for which the group is an important breeding site include Falkland steamer ducks 245 pairs gentoo penguins 2850 pairs Magellanic penguins 2000 pairs and southern giant petrels 300 pairs 1 References editStonehouse B ed Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans 2002 ISBN 0 471 98665 8 a b Important Bird Areas factsheet Beaver Island Group BirdLife International 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2012 External links editBeaver Island nbsp This Falkland Islands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beaver Island Falkland Islands amp oldid 1083830657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
