Middle Island, Falkland Islands Explained

Middle Island
Type:Island
Native Name Lang:es
Pushpin Map:Falkland Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:Middle Island shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates:-51.6372°N -60.3481°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Falkland Islands
Subdivision Type1:Island group
Seat Type:Main settlement
Area Total Km2:1.55
Elevation Max M:120
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.

Middle Island is one of the Hummock Island group in the Falkland Islands. It is near West Falkland, to its west, near the estuary of the Chartres River[1] in King George Bay It is to the south east of Hummock Island.

Middle Island has a land area of 155ha and its cone rises to . It is believed that it was used for grazing for a short time before 1930 but has been not been grazed since then and is free of predators.[2]

References

  1. Strange, Ian (1983) The Falkland Islands
  2. http://www.falklandsconservation.com/wildlife/birds/IBAs/iba_hummock.pdf PART II: Falkland Islands Important Bird Areas - Hummock Island Group