Saunders Island (Spanish: Isla Trinidad) is the fourth largest of the Falkland Islands,[1] lying north west of West Falkland. The island is run as a sheep farm.
The island has an area of 131.6 km2 (50.8 sq mi) and a coastline of 106.8 km (66.4 mi).[2] It is about 21 km (13 mi) from east to west and almost that distance from north-east to south-west. It consists of three peninsulas linked by narrow necks, and it has three large upland areas. The highest point, Mount Richards, is 457 m (1,499 ft) high.
Saunders Island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland Steamer Ducks (250 breeding pairs), Ruddy-headed Geese, Gentoo Penguins (6700 pairs), Southern Rockhopper Penguins (6900 pairs), Macaroni Penguins (4200 pairs), Black-browed Albatrossess (11,000 pairs) and White-bridled Finches.[5] The island is near the southernmost range limit of the Magellanic Penguin,[6] while Gentoos range much further south into Antarctica. The Royal Air Force Ornithological Society's members conducted a complete coastal survey in 1995.
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