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Camp Landings

“Camp” is the word used locally to describe the countryside outside of Stanley. The stunning scenery and abundance of wildlife make camp landings a must, and vital to give passengers a true Falkland Island experience.
 

West Point Island is a traditional sheep farm which lies off the most north-westerly point of the mainland West Falkland and is 3,100 acres. West point was the destination for the first cruise vessel to visit the Islands in 1968, and still remains to be a popular place for visiting cruise vessels with its abundance of wildlife such as the black-browed albatross, magellanic and rockhopper penguin colonies. The landing site is in a sheltered harbour which provides easy access for zodiacs and tenders.

 

New Island is the most remote of all the inhabited islands, it is situated in the extreme west of the Falklands and contains some of the finest scenery and largest concentrations of wildlife to be found in the archipelago. It has been a popular destination for smaller expedition cruise vessels since the early 1970s. A large population of breeding thin-billed prions, several colonies of black-browed albatross, fur seal colonies and 41 species of breeding bird can be seen. Access by zodiacs can be made at both North and South end of the Islands.

 

Carcass Island lies to the north-west of the Falkland Islands and takes its name from HMS Carcass which visited in the late 18th century. Carcass was first leased in 1872 by Charles Hansen who whilst their planted large areas of tussac. With availability of abundant cover, and the absence of cats, rats and mice throughout the island’s, has made for a spectacularly large population of small birds, also to be seen are magellanic and gentoo penguins and striated caracara’s. There are three possible landing sites which can be made by zodiac.

 

Saunders Islands was first leased for sheep farming in the late 1800s which was then sold to the Pole-Evans family in 1987. Saunders is the second largest offshore island within the Falkland Islands archipelago and is home to a rich diversity of wildlife, notably 11,000 breeding pairs of black-browed albatross and four different species of penguins. Zodiac landings are generally made at The Neck and can be made on the north or south sandy beaches.
 

 

Sea Lion Island lies 10 miles south of mainland East Falkland. This relatively flat island was originally a sheep farm, but due to wool market decline a wish to protect wildlife and that it is free of cats, rats and mice it is now a haven for small birds such as magellanic snipe, rufous-chested dotterel and the cobbs wren. A large breeding site of southern elephant seal, southern sea lions and killer whale pods can also be seen. Zodiac landings on Seal Lion are very dependent on the weather and can be made towards the eastern point on the north or south side.

 

Bleaker Island lies close to the southeast coastline of East Falkland, this long thin island teems with wildlife and was designated a National Nature Reserve in 1999. Rockhopper, magellanic and gentoo penguins can be seen as well as a large king cormorant colony, southern caracaras, Falkland skuas, ruddy-headed geese and many other smaller birds. Zodiac landings can be made at Sandy bay on the east side of the Islands.
 

 

George and Barren lie at the southern entrance to Falkland sound and forms the southernmost working farm in the Falkland Islands. Both islands are rodent free and therefore, have a good range of wildlife including Elephant seal and southern sea lion colonies, gentoo and magellanic penguin, and 40 species of bird. There is a jetty suitable to accommodate zodiacs and tenders.




 

 

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