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Sea Lion Island
Isla de los Leones Marinos
Island
Imperial shags on outcrop on Sea Lion Island
Imperial shags on outcrop on Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island is located in Falkland Islands
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 / -52.433; -59.083
CountryFalkland Islands
Main settlementSea Lion Island Settlement
Area
 • Total9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Highest elevation

(Bull Hill)[1]
46 m (151 ft)
Time zoneUTC−3 (FKST)
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.
Ramsar Wetland
Designated24 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.

  1. ^ a b Falklands Philatelic Bureau Islands Series Part 4 - Sea Lion Island
  2. ^ "Sea Lion Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands.

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