- The Neck: the narrow isthmus that joins the island’s two halves. Gentoo, king, rockhopper and Magellanic penguins nest within sight of each other, and the beaches on either side are wide and white.
- The Rookery: a cliff-top colony where black-browed albatrosses and rockhopper penguins nest together. Sit in the grass and watch the albatrosses glide in on the updraft, close enough to hear their wings.
- Mount Richards: at around 458 meters, the island’s high point. The climb is steady rather than steep, and the summit shows the whole island and the coast of West Falkland.
- Port Egmont ruins: the remains of the 1760s British outpost, with old foundations and the garden plot still visible in the turf. A short walk beyond the settlement on the northern coast, it sees almost no one.
- Saunders Settlement:
- The Neck: the narrow isthmus that joins the island’s two halves. Gentoo, king, rockhopper and Magellanic penguins nest within sight of each other, and the beaches on either side are wide and white.
- The Rookery: a cliff-top colony where black-browed albatrosses and rockhopper penguins nest together. Sit in the grass and watch the albatrosses glide in on the updraft, close enough to hear their wings.
- Mount Richards: at around 458 meters, the island’s high point. The climb is steady rather than steep, and the summit shows the whole island and the coast of West Falkland.
- Port Egmont ruins: the remains of the 1760s British outpost, with old foundations and the garden plot still visible in the turf. A short walk beyond the settlement on the northern coast, it sees almost no one.
- Saunders Settlement: the farm buildings, shearing shed and cottages. Sheep work goes on around you, and the farm family are glad to point you toward whichever colony is busiest.
- Elephant Point: a rougher stretch of shore where elephant seals haul out. The beach is stony and the seals are huge, so keep your distance and let them be.
- The beaches beside The Neck: long, pale sand lines with surf on one side and calmer water on the other. Magellanic penguins burrow in the dunes behind them.
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