Grand Jason Island
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Grand Jason
| type = Island
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| native_name_lang = es
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| image_skyline = Grand Jason - Falkland Islands.jpg
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| pushpin_map = Falkland Islands
| pushpin_map_caption = Grand Jason shown within the Falkland Islands
| coordinates = {{coord|-51.06|-61.10|region:FK_type:isle|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Falkland Islands
| subdivision_type1 = Island group
| subdivision_name1 = Jason Islands
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| seat_type = Main settlement
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| area_total_km2 = 13.8
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = FKST
| utc_offset1 = −3
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| footnotes = If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively.
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Grand Jason Island (sometimes known as "Grand Island") is a small island located at {{coord|51.05|S|61.05|W}}, east of the Steeple Jason Island. It is a part of the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands, and along with Steeple Jason it is one of the "Islas los Salvajes" in Spanish (the Jasons being divided into two groups in that language).
Wildlife
Grand Jason is a home to one of the largest colonies of black-browed albatrosses in the world.
Grand Jason and Steeple Jason Island, were bought by New York City philanthropist Michael Steinhardt in the 1990s, who later donated them to the Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society.
Footnotes
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References
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1858356.stm BBC: Safe Haven for albatrosses (6 March 2002)]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/falklands/grand-jason.php |date=December 23, 2010 |title=Grand Jason from Space }}
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