Barren Island | |
Type: | Island |
Native Name: | Isla Pelada |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Pushpin Map: | Falkland Islands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Barren Island shown within the Falkland Islands |
Coordinates: | -52.3758°N -59.7°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Falkland Islands |
Subdivision Type1: | Island group |
Seat Type: | Main settlement |
Area Total Km2: | 11.5 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | FKST |
Utc Offset1: | −3 |
Footnotes: | If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. |
Barren Island (Spanish; Castilian: Isla Pelada) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying south west of East Falkland and south east of George Island. It is separated from Lafonia by Eagle Passage. Its total area is .
It, together with George Island is run as a sheep farm and the tourism there is well run. The island is free of rats, and this is important for the survival of small songbirds.[1]
There are two listed buildings on Barren Island, a house and a woolshed.[2]