Long Island, Falkland Islands
Long Island
Isla Larga Former name: Isle Brûlée | |
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 Early mapping of Long Island (Dom Pernety, 1769) | |
| Coordinates:51°33′00″S58°04′00″W/ 51.55°S 58.06667°W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Time zone | UTC−3(FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
Long Island(French:Isle Brûlée,[1]Spanish:Isla Larga[2]) is the largest island inBerkeley Sound,Falkland Islands.
During the August 1833 events in nearbyPort Louis,the surviving members ofLouis Vernet's settlement, seeking refuge on the nearbyHog Islandto escape the murderous gang ofAntonio Rivero,regularly sent their boat to Long Island for food supplies to bring cattle, pigs, and geese.[3]
There is onelisted buildingon the island, the Old House.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Dom Pernety, Antoine-Joseph.Journal historique d'un voyage fait aux Iles Malouïnes en 1763 et 1764 pour les reconnoître et y former un établissement; et de deux Voyages au Détroit de Magellan, avec une Rélation sur les Patagons.Berlin: Etienne de Bourdeaux, 1769. 2 volumes, 704 pp.Online vol. 1&vol. 2.Abridged English version.
- ^PCGN Falkland IslandsArchived2012-10-22 at theWayback Machine
- ^wikisource:Thomas Helsby's Account of the Port Louis Murders.
- ^"Falkland Islands Information Web Portal".Buildings and Structures in the Falkland Islands designated as being of Architectural or Historic Interest.Archived fromthe originalon 28 July 2012.Retrieved1 September2012.
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