Eddystone Rock, Falkland Islands Explained

Eddystone Rock
Type:Island
Native Name:Roca Remolinos
Native Name Lang:es
Other Name:Former name: Isla (la) Concha
Pushpin Map Caption:Eddystone Rock shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates:-51.11°N -59.03°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Falkland Islands
Subdivision Type1:Island group
Named For:Spanish: Eddies Rock
Seat Type:Main settlement
Elevation Max M:44
Population Total:0
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.

Eddystone Rock (Spanish; Castilian: Roca Remolinos, meaning "Eddies Rock") is a rock and reef located to the north of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands. It is 44 m (144 ft) high. There is a lighthouse here, which is named after a more famous light of the same name in England.

History

Some of the first people to sight the rock were the crew of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's ship, who named it the "Tower of Bissy".[1]

Lieut. Lowcay during his 1837 survey of the Falkland Islands noted in his journal:[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Cawkell, p22
  2. Southby-Tailyour