Fitzroy is a settlement on East Falkland. It is divided into Fitzroy North and Fitzroy South by a tidal river called Fitzroy River that is fed from a lake on the east side of Mount Whickham. The river was forded by Charles Darwin when he visited for a second time in 1834.[1]
It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle during Darwin's voyages,[2] and later developed a system of weather forecasting for the United Kingdom.[3] Fitzroy is on the inlet known as Port Pleasant.