Sea Lion Island
Isla de los Leones Marinos | |
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 Imperial shags on outcrop on Sea Lion Island | |
  Sea Lion Island Sea Lion Island shown within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′S 59°05′W / 52.433°S 59.083°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Main settlement | Sea Lion Island Settlement |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Bull Hill)[1] | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
| Designated | 24 September 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1104[2] |
Sea Lion Island (Spanish: Isla de los Leones Marinos) is the largest of the Sea Lion Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It is 9 km2 (3 sq mi) in area.[3][1] and lies 14 km (9 mi) southeast of Lafonia (East Falkland). It was designated a Ramsar site on 24 September 2001,[4] and as an Important Bird Area (BirdLife International 2006). In 2017 the island was designated as a National Nature Reserve.
- ^ a b Falklands Philatelic Bureau Islands Series Part 4 - Sea Lion Island
- ^ "Sea Lion Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bliwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands.