Kidney Island
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| Area: | 82 acres |
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Kidney Island so called due to its shape, is a small island with a land area of 82 acres, to the east of East Falkland, not far from Stanley. It is a nature reserve and, unlike most of the main islands, is still covered in tussock grass. Its wildlife includes rockhopper penguins, Gentoo penguins, magellanic penguins and sea lions. It is one of only three places in the archipelago where king penguins breed; the others are Saunders Island and Volunteer Point on East Falkland.
The island is at the east end of Berkeley Sound near Kidney Cove, and is separated from Port William by Menguera Point.
During the Falklands War, on 1 May 1982, Islas Malvinas GC82, an Argentine Z-28 type naval patrol boat was damaged near the island by a Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2/3 helicopter from HMS Alacrity, which helicopter was damaged by return fire from an Argentine armed fishing vessel.[1]