Carcass Island

Carcass Island
Isla del Rosario
Carcass Island is located in Falkland Islands
Carcass Island
Carcass Island
Carcass Island shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates: 51°16′50″S 60°33′45″W / 51.28056°S 60.56250°W / -51.28056; -60.56250
CountryFalkland Islands (UK)
Named forEnglish: "Carcass" after ship
Spanish: Island of the Rosary
Main settlementPort Patterson
Area
 • Total18.94 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Highest elevation

(Mount Byng)
220 m (720 ft)
Time zoneUTC−3 (FKST)
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.
Penguin burrows are often fenced to protect sheep from injury.
Penguin guarding burrow
Forest on Carcass Island

Carcass Island (Spanish: Isla del Rosario) is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands.