Kidney Island
Isla Celebroña | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kidney Island within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′S 57°45′W / 51.617°S 57.750°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
Kidney Island (Spanish: Isla Celebroña)[1] so called due to its shape, is a small island with a land area of 33 hectares (82 acres), to the east of East Falkland, not far from Stanley. It lies is at the east end of Berkeley Sound near Kidney Cove, and is separated from Port William by Menguera Point. It is a nature reserve and, unlike most of the main islands, is still covered in tussac grass. Its wildlife includes penguins and sea lions. It is one of only three places in the archipelago where king penguins breed; the others are Saunders Island and Volunteer Point on East Falkland.
- ^ "PCGN.org.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2007.