Sea Lion Island

Tiny Sea Lion Island is less than 1.6km (1mi) across but teems with wildlife. Among the common sightings are five species of penguin, enormous cormorant colonies, giant petrels and the foolishly tame Johnny Rook. Hundreds of elephant seals crowd the sandy beaches, while sea lions pepper the narrow gravel beaches below the island's southern bluffs.

Thanks to the progressive farming techniques of past owners, the flora and fauna of the island flourished right alongside the farm's sheep and Sea Lion is now one of the only working Falkland farms with any substantial cover of native tussock grass. Sea Lion Island is one of the best places in the Falklands to see killer whales (orcas) and Peale's dolphins.