History
The Spanish name, "Isla Bougainville" (like Port Louis) is named after the French navigator Louis de Bougainville who established the first settlement in the archipelago in the 1760s.
In the late 19th and early 20th Century the island was own by George Cobb. It was sold after World War One to pay taxes.
In the Falklands War the Battle of Seal Cove took place near Lively Island. Seal Cove is a bay in East Falkland directly to the west of the island.
Alexander Jaffray is the current owner.
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