Darwin, Falkland Islands

Darwin
Darwin in 2003
Darwin in 2003
Location of the Falkland Islands
Location of the Falkland Islands
Darwin is located in Falkland Islands
Darwin
Darwin
Location in the Falkland Islands
Coordinates: 51°48′24.8″S 58°57′31.3″W / 51.806889°S 58.958694°W / -51.806889; -58.958694
British Overseas Territory Falkland Islands
RegionEast Falkland
Settled1859
Population
 • Total7[1]
ClimateET

Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Goose Green. It was known occasionally (and still is from time to time) as Port Darwin.

Attractions in Darwin include a corral, the Galpon building which was home to nineteenth-century gauchos, the Argentine Military Cemetery, and birdlife both in the Sound and the pond. There is also a small racecourse here, for local amateur and hobby horse riders.

  1. ^ "The longest-established tour operator in the falklands".