Hoste Inlet

52°06′58″S 60°43′12″W / 52.116°S 60.720°W / -52.116; -60.720 Hoste Inlet is a settlement on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is on the far south west of the island, and Port Stephens is the nearest other settlement. The former settlement of Port Albemarle is just across a small isthmus. Dean's river, which rises on mounts Alice, Young and Dean, flows out into the sea through Port Stephens and Hoste Inlet, is known to have a population of zebra trout. At the north entrance to the inlet is Mount Whitford (550 feet (170 m)), named after a serviceman who died in the Falklands War.

The inlet is known for breeding pairs of gentoo penguins; in 1995, a survey recorded 66 nests.


References

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions for South America: Volume II. United States Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. 1976. p. 115. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "River/streams West Falkland". falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Ross, Katherine (2009). Freshwater fish in the Falklands. Conservation of native zebra trout (PDF). falklandsconservation.com (Report). p. 11. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "2023 GOR IP WhitfordG – South Atlantic Medal Association (82)". sama82.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Bingham, M.; Mejias, E. (30 December 1999). "Penguins of the Magellan region". Scientia Marina. 63 (S1): 487. doi:10.3989/SCIMAR.1999.63S1485.