Back Sealion Island German Isla de los Leones Marinos Spanish Île des Lions de mer French Isola dei Leoni Marini Italian Sealioneiland Dutch Sea Lion Island NB Sealion (Falklandi) SH Đảo Sea Lion VI 海獅島 Chinese
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.