Passage Islands should not be confused with Passage Island, Falkland Islands.
| Passage Islands | |
| Type: | Island |
| Native Name: | Islas del Pasaje |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Passage Islands shown within the Falkland Islands |
| Coordinates: | -51.592°N -60.724°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Falkland Islands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Island group |
| Seat Type: | Main settlement |
| 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. |
The Passage Islands (es|Islas del Pasaje) are a group of four islands in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. They lie off Dunnose Head, West Falkland, at the mouth of King George Bay.
The largest of the group is Second Passage Island which is 9km (06miles) long from east to west and up to 2km (01miles) wide. Much of the coastline is characterised by cliffs up to high. The highest point is Sixtus Hill. Past overgrazing has caused erosion and reduced the cover of tussac. There are several ponds, one of which provides feeding habitat for waders and waterfowl. Third and Fourth Passage Islands are 800 m apart and low lying, rising to about . They were only briefly stocked with cattle in the 1960s and have good tussac coverage.
The Passage Islands group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, gentoo penguins (300 breeding pairs), southern rockhopper penguins (145 pairs), southern giant petrels, striated caracaras, white-bridled finches, blackish cinclodes and Cobb's wrens.[1]