East Falkland (Spanish:Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic having an area of 6,605km (2,550 square miles) or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, the more southerly of which is known as Lafonia, joined by a narrow isthmus that was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.