Pebble Island Settlement (Spanish/Argentine name: Puerto Calderón) is on Pebble Island in the northwest Falkland Islands, United Kingdom. It is the headquarters of the Pebble Island farm, and is located on the island's isthmus.
There is a shop (open three days a week), a one classroom school, an airstrip, a hotel and a golf course,
Most of the population is of British descent, although one Chilean family lives there.
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