New Island

Remote New Island is the most westerly inhabited island of the Falklands and is divided into two nature reserves. The spectacular scenery, wide variety of breeding birds, dolphin sightings offshore, penguins, sea lions and fur seals all help to make this a popular stop for cruise ships. Those intrigued by tales of shipwrecks and survival will also enjoy New Island.

The remains of two wrecks can be seen close to the settlement. The 1800 ton iron Glengowan burnt out at Stanley in 1895 on her maiden voyage. The Protector, an ex-minesweeper, lies beached at the head of the settlement harbor. New Island was also home to Charles Barnard and his companions. This hapless group of sealers were castaways here for 18 months from 1812, caught up in a tale of drunken seamanship, salvage, foul weather and rotten bad luck.