[3][1] and lies 14 km (9 mi; 8 nmi) southeast of Lafonia (East Falkland).

It was designated a Ramsar site on 24 September 2001,[4] and as an Important Bird Area (BirdLife International 2006).

Sea Lion Island is 7.8 km (4.8 mi) long from east to west and 2.3 km (1.4 mi) wide, with 30 m (98 ft) cliffs at the south-western point and sandy bays to the east.

It was prefabricated and flown in kit form to the island by Royal Air Force helicopters and has proved to be a success.

Some 56 species of flowering plants have been recorded, including the Fuegian violet which, in the Falklands, is found nowhere else.

[9][10][11] The Sea Lion Islands Group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.

It also supports populations of striated caracaras (10 pairs), blackish cinclodes, Cobb's wrens and white-bridled finches.