Grand Jason Island

Grand Jason Island (sometimes known as "Grand Island") is a small island located at 51.05°S 61.05°W / -51.05; -61.05, east of the Steeple Jason Island. It is a part of the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands, and along with Steeple Jason it is one of the "Islas los Salvajes" in Spanish (the Jasons being divided into two groups in that language).

Grand Jason
Island
Grand Jason Grand Jason shown within the Falkland Islands
Coordinates: 51.06°S 61.10°W / -51.06; -61.10
Country	Falkland Islands
Island group	Jason Islands
Area
• Total	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (FKST)
If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.

Wildlife

Grand Jason is a home to one of the largest colonies of black-browed albatrosses in the world.

Grand Jason and Steeple Jason Island, were bought by New York City philanthropist Michael Steinhardt in the 1990s, who later donated them to the Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society.

Footnotes

References

• BBC: Safe Haven for albatrosses (6 March 2002)
• Grand Jason from Space at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)