Providence Island Company Providence Island Company The Providence Company or Providence Island Company was an English chartered company founded in 1629 by a group of Puritans including Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick in order to establish the Providence Island colony on Providence Island and Mosquito Coast of what became Nicaragua. Providence Island was discovered during 1629 by Daniel Elfrith. Elfrith passed its location to Philip Bell who was governor of the Somers Islands; Bell mentioned it to Nathaniel Rich. Rich then involved the Earl of Warwick, his family connection, who called a meeting for 10 November 1629, at Brooke House in Holborn,
Beaver Island, Falkland Islands Island Group is . Beaver Island was named after the whaling vessel "Beaver" which was recorded as being the first whaling ship to double Cape Horn. Beaver Settlement lies on the island, with an airstrip nearby. It is owned by Sally and Jerome Poncet. Wildlife on the island includes gentoo penguins, South American gray foxes (introduced, not to be confused with the Falkland Islands wolf), peregrine falcons, southern and striated caracaras, guanacos, fur seals, and many seabirds. Beds of kelp can be found offshore. The Beaver Island Group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area. At