Berkeley Sound

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Berkeley Sound (tinted) in the Falklands
Berkeley Sound (tinted) in the Falklands
Berkeley Sound with Wickham Heights in the background
Berkeley Sound with Wickham Heights in the background
Early mapping of Berkeley Sound (Dom Pernety, 1769)
Early mapping of Berkeley Sound (Dom Pernety, 1769)

Berkeley Sound (French: Baye Accaron[1][2], Spanish: Bahia de la Annunciación [3]) is an inlet, or fjord in the north east of East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. The inlet was the site of the first attempts at colonisation of the islands, at Port Louis, by the French.

Berkeley Sound has several smaller bays within it - Port Louis harbour and Johnson's Harbour bay, separated by Grave Point, and includes islands such as Hog Island, Kidney Island (a nature reserve) and Long Island.

It was enlarged as the result of glacial action.

[edit] Settlements on Berkeley Sound

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Dom Pernety, Antoine-Joseph. Journal historique d'un voyage fait aux Iles Malouïnes en 1763 et 1764 pour les reconnoître et y former un établissement; et de deux Voyages au Détroit de Magellan, avec une Rélation sur les Patagons. Berlin: Etienne de Bourdeaux, 1769. 2 volumes, 704 pp. Online vol. 1 & vol. 2. Abridged English version.
  2. ^ GeoNames Falkland Islands
  3. ^ PCGN Falkland Islands
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