Lively Island
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Lively Island is the largest of the Lively Island Group of the Falkland Islands
, The island group lies east of East Falkland
. Lively Island is the largest rat
-free island in the Falklands, hence its importance to birdlife. The island also has a sheep farm
.
The Spanish name, "Isla Bougainville" (like Port Louis
) is named after the French
navigator Louis de Bougainville who established the first settlement in the archipelago in the 1760s.
In the late 19th and early 20th Century the island was own by George Cobb. It was sold after World War One to pay taxes.
In the Falklands War
the Battle of Seal Cove
took place near Lively Island. Seal Cove is a bay in East Falkland directly to the west of the island.
Alexander Jaffray is the current owner.
Lively Island is surrounded by other, smaller islands and islets in the Lively Island group. Some of these Islets are linked to Lively Island by sandbars. North East Island which is just 350 metres (382.8 yd) (350 metres) off the coast of Lively, was the site of a rat eradication programme in 2003. (The rest of the Lively islands are rat free.)
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, The island group lies east of East Falkland
East Falkland
East Falkland the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of and a coastline long. Most of the population of the Falklands live in East Falkland, almost all of them living in the northern half of the island...
. Lively Island is the largest rat
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
-free island in the Falklands, hence its importance to birdlife. The island also has a sheep farm
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
.
The Spanish name, "Isla Bougainville" (like Port Louis
Port Louis, Falkland Islands
Port Louis is a settlement on northeastern East Falkland. It was established by Louis de Bougainville in 1764 as the first French settlement on the islands, but was then transferred to Spain in 1767 and renamed Puerto Soledad .-History:The settlement has seen several name changes...
) is named after the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
navigator Louis de Bougainville who established the first settlement in the archipelago in the 1760s.
In the late 19th and early 20th Century the island was own by George Cobb. It was sold after World War One to pay taxes.
In the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
the Battle of Seal Cove
Battle of Seal Cove
The Battle of Seal Cove was a minor naval action west of Lively Island, during the 1982 Falklands War. On May 22, 1982, while supporting Operation Sutton off San Carlos Bay, the British frigates HMS Brilliant and HMS Yarmouth received orders to stop and seize the Argentine armed coastal supply...
took place near Lively Island. Seal Cove is a bay in East Falkland directly to the west of the island.
Alexander Jaffray is the current owner.
Geographical facts
Lively Island has an area of 5585 hectares (13,800.8 acre). Its highest point is 37 metres (121.4 ft). There are several streams and ponds, the largest of which is Enderby Pond, 7 hectares (17.3 acre), an important waterfowl site. Lively is rat-free but with a century and a half of grazing little tussoc remains and there are many large patches of eroded ground.Lively Island is surrounded by other, smaller islands and islets in the Lively Island group. Some of these Islets are linked to Lively Island by sandbars. North East Island which is just 350 metres (382.8 yd) (350 metres) off the coast of Lively, was the site of a rat eradication programme in 2003. (The rest of the Lively islands are rat free.)