Lafonia is the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands. Shaped like the letter "E", it is joined to the northern part of the island by a narrow isthmus.
Lafonia is named for Samuel Fisher Lafone, who purchased the land in 1846. It has been used for sheep farming since the early nineteenth century and is run from Darwin and Goose Green. Attractions include the Bodie Suspension Bridge, built in 1825 and said to be the southernmost in the world.
Lafonia is a peninsula forming the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands.
The geology of north west Lafonia is Permian, and similar to that of parts of Ecca Pass in South Africa [1].
Lafonia played an important part in the Falklands War (see Battle of Goose Green) with the first land battles; over a thousand Argentine personnel were stationed there, and there is an Argentine Military Cemetery here.
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