Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
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Saunders Island (Spanish: Isla Trinidad) is the 4th largest island of the Falkland Islands, lying north west of West Falkland. It is run as a sheep farm and has an area of 132 km².
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[edit] History
Port Egmont on the island was the site of the first British settlement, established in 1765.
In 1770, a Spanish frigate entered the port and routed the British. This edged Britain and Spain closer to war. In 1771, Spain agreed to abandon Port Egmont to the British. In 1774, for economic reasons, the British abandoned Port Egmont. At that time, they placed a plaque at the site proclaiming their sovereignty over the Falklands. The island's present settlement, appropriately called Saunders Island Settlement, lies on the east coast and has an airstrip.
[edit] Wildlife
Wildlife on the island includes rockhopper, gentoo, Magellanic and king penguins, black-browed albatrosses and many other birds.
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Geography
Barren Island · Beaver Island · Beauchene Island · Bleaker Island · Carcass Island · East Falkland (Lafonia) · George Island · Golding Island · Jason Islands · Keppel Island · Lively Island · New Island · Pebble Island · Ruggles Island · Saunders Island · Sea Lion Island · Speedwell Island · Staats Island · Swan Islands · Weddell Island · West Falkland · West Point Island
Locations
Airport · Camp · Darwin · Fox Bay · Goose Green · Port Egmont · Port Howard · Port Louis · Port San Carlos · Salvador · San Carlos · Stanley
Politics and government | Military
Government House · Governor · Legislative Council · Sovereignty · Flag · Coat of arms | British Forces South Atlantic Islands · Falkland Islands Defence Force · RAF Mount Pleasant
Society
Communications · Culture · History · Transport · Web domain
Geography
Barren Island · Beaver Island · Beauchene Island · Bleaker Island · Carcass Island · East Falkland (Lafonia) · George Island · Golding Island · Jason Islands · Keppel Island · Lively Island · New Island · Pebble Island · Ruggles Island · Saunders Island · Sea Lion Island · Speedwell Island · Staats Island · Swan Islands · Weddell Island · West Falkland · West Point Island
Locations
Airport · Camp · Darwin · Fox Bay · Goose Green · Port Egmont · Port Howard · Port Louis · Port San Carlos · Salvador · San Carlos · Stanley
Politics and government | Military
Government House · Governor · Legislative Council · Sovereignty · Flag · Coat of arms | British Forces South Atlantic Islands · Falkland Islands Defence Force · RAF Mount Pleasant
Society
Communications · Culture · History · Transport · Web domain
[edit] Sources
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean, ed. Simon Collier, Cambridge University Press, London, 1985.
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