Swan Islands, Falkland Islands


The Swan Islands are a small group of islands in the middle of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands, and comprising Swan Island and the smaller West Swan Island and North Swan Island.

Geography and wildlife

The islands are low-lying, and mainly covered in tussac grass, with the birdlife common to most of the Falkland Islands.
The islands lie between West Falkland and Lafonia on East Falkland, the two largest islands of the archipelago, and which shelter them from rougher weather from the east and west.

History

Admiral George Grey, surveying the Falkland Islands in 1836, says in his journal entry of 21 December -
It is perhaps from this swan that the islands derive their name.