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Weddell Island (Spanish: "''Isla San José''") is the third largest of the Falkland Islands. Weddell Island is located to the west of West Falkland and is in area. The length of the coastline is .〔(Eurosion: D2.1.1 Inventory Report, page 122 ).〕 Until the late 19th century, it was known as Swan Island, a name which is not to be confused with the Swan Islands on the other side of West Falkland. ==History and population== The name ''Weddell Island'' comes from James Weddell, an English navigator and explorer who visited the Falklands in the early 19th century. He was well known for his voyages to the Antarctic, and the Weddell Sea and Weddell seal are also named after him. The small population of the island lives in Weddell Settlement on the east coast, the remainder of the island being run as a sheep farm.
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