Middle Island, Hummock Island Group
| Middle Island | |
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| Location: | 51°38’10"S, 60°21’2"W |
| Highest point: | 394 feet |
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| Population: | 0 |
Middle Island is one of the Hummock Island Group in King George Bay, on the west coast of West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands.
This is a small, conical island reaching to around 394 feet in height, with dense, thick coastal tussac. The tussac thins out and is replaced by short spongy grasses further inland.
Middle Island is believed to have been grazed for a short period before 1930, but since then the island has been left ungrazed. It is also free of introduced predators. The island was struck by lightning and badly burnt in the late 1960s and again in the 1980s.
The island was declared a wild animal and bird sanctuary by the Falkland Islands Government, with the consent of the owner, in July 1966 and was retained by the Government when the estate was sold in the 1980s.[1]
References
- ↑ Hummock Island Group: BirdLife International
| The Hummock Island Group in King George Bay in the Falkland Islands |
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Rabbit Island • Hummock Island • Middle Island • Gid's Island • Green Island |