 Satellite image of Weddell Island | |
  Weddell Island  Weddell Island | |
| Etymology | Named after James Weddell |
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| Geography | |
| Location | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 51°52′43″S 61°00′24″W / 51.87861°S 61.00667°W |
| Archipelago | Falklands Archipelago Weddell Island Group |
| Total islands | 23 |
| Major islands | Weddell, Bald, Barclay, Carthorse, Circum, Fox, Hill, Low, Penn, Pitt, Quaker |
| Area | 265.8 km2 (102.6 sq mi) |
| Length | 26.8 km (16.65 mi) |
| Width | 22.4 km (13.92 mi) |
| Coastline | 175.7 km (109.17 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 383 m (1257 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Weddell |
| Administration | |
 Falkland Islands | |
| Constituency | Camp |
| Statistical region | Outlying Islands |
| Largest settlement | Weddell Settlement |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | English |
| Ethnic groups | Falkland Islanders |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Official website | weddellisland |
Weddell Island (Spanish: Isla San José)[1] is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is situated 1,545 km (960 mi) west-northwest of South Georgia Island, 1,165 km (724 mi) north of Livingston Island, 606 km (377 mi) northeast of Cape Horn, 358 km (222 mi) northeast of Isla de los Estados, and 510 km (320 mi) east of the Atlantic entrance to Magellan Strait.
With an area of 265.8 km2 (102.6 sq mi) Weddell is the third largest island in the archipelago after East Falkland and West Falkland, and one of the largest private islands in the world. It has only one inhabited location, Weddell Settlement, with a single digit population engaged in sheep farming and tourism services. The island offers walks to wildlife watching sites and scenery destinations including some spectacular landscapes featuring the famous Falklands stone runs. Weddell is both an Important Plant Area and a priority Key Biodiversity Area.
It is a remote place, infrequently visited by a resupply ship and occasionally by private yachts, accessible by air with a short (some 200 km (120 mi)) if expensive flight from the Falklands capital, Stanley.
- ^ Weddell Island. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database