Saunders Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north west of West Falkland. It is run as a sheep farm and has an area of about 120 km². West Falkland (shown in white) within the Falkland Islands group West Falkland, known as Gran Malvina in Spanish, is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, with an area of approximately 4,532 km² (5,413 km² including the adjacent small islands). ... Sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. ...

Port Egmont on the island was the site of the first British settlement, established in 1765. When the British withdrew in 1775, they placed a plaque at the site proclaiming their sovereignty over the Falklands. The island's present settlement lies on the east coast and has an airstrip. 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... An airstrip is a kind of airport that consists only of a runway with perhaps fueling equipment. ...

Wildlife on the island includes rockhopper, gentoo, Magellanic and king penguins, black-browed albatrosses and many other birds. Binomial name Pygoscelis papua Forster, 1781 The Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is easily recognised by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head. ... Binomial name Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781) The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil. ... Binomial name Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller,JF,, 1778 The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 900 mm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. ... Binomial name Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828) The Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae. ...