Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island
Isla de los Leones Marinos | |
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Imperial shags on outcrop on Sea Lion Island | |
| 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) | 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 |
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. and lies 14 km (9 mi; 8 nmi) southeast of Lafonia (East Falkland). It was designated a Ramsar site on 24 September 2001, and as an Important Bird Area (BirdLife International 2006). In 2017 the island was designated as a National Nature Reserve.