Elephant Jason Island Explained

Elephant Jason
Type:Island
Other Name:Pan de Azucar
Pushpin Map:Falkland Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:Elephant Jason shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates:-51.16°N -60.85°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Falkland Islands
Subdivision Type1:Island group
Subdivision Name1:Jason Islands
Named For:English: Island of elephant seals
Seat Type:Main settlement
Area Total Km2:2.6
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.

Elephant Jason is one of the Jason Islands in the north west Falkland Islands.[1] In Spanish, it is considered one of the "Islas las Llaves" (eastern, Seal Rocks and North Fur Island);[2] such a distinction does not exist in English between the two groups of the islands. It is named for the southern elephant seals.

Notes and References

  1. Strange, Ian (1983) The Falkland Islands
  2. Web site: THE TOPONYMY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AS RECORDED ON MAPS AND IN GAZETTEERS. 18 July 2014. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140402150947/http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Falkland%20Islands-July2006.pdf. 2 April 2014. PDF.