[1] It is on the far southwest of the island, near Calm Head and Cape Meredith and South Harbour is the nearest other settlement.
Until recently, it was one of the Falkland Island Company's largest sheep stations.
While the harbour itself is sheltered, the surrounding area is frequently battered by Antarctic storms.
It was one of the few settlements that were not visited or garrisoned by the Argentine military in the Falklands War.
Nearby, thousands of birds, including rockhoppers and cormorants, breed on the coast.