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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