East Falkland

Introducing East Falkland

East Falkland has the islands’ most extensive road network, consisting of a good highway to Mt Pleasant international airport and Goose Green. East Falkland is only slightly larger in area than West Falkland, but its population is much larger. This hardly means, however, that East Falkland ever feels crowded – get outside Stanley or Mt Pleasant, and like most of the Falklands, it’s almost empty.

East Falkland has two distinct regions. The northern part of the island is rolling and often mountainous: in fact, very much like West Falkland. A narrow isthmus joins this northern part to Lafonia, the southern half of East Falkland, which is flat and dotted with innumerable lakes and ponds.

Last updated: May 19, 2009