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	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The islands are referred to in the English language as "[The] Falkland Islands".
		The largest company in the islands is the Falkland Islands Company, a publicly quoted company on the London Stock Exchange and responsible for the majority of the economic activity on the islands, though its farms were sold in 1991 to the Falkland Islands Government.
		The extra-provincial Anglican parish of the Falkland Islands is under the direct jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falkland_Islands (2935 words)

	Falkland Islands
		Vernet's occupation of the Falkland Islands in 1830
		The Falkland Islands are a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom, executive authority being vested in Her Majesty the Queen and exercised by the Governor on her behalf.
		The population of the Falkland Islands is almost entirely British (96%) The Islands have an ordinary resident population of around 2,120 people, 1,560 or so of whom live in Stanley with the remainder in the "Camp," (the countryside) in East and West Falklands.
	www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/sam/fkldisl.html (4768 words)

	Falkland Islands Association.
		Government House: The Falkland Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, executive authority resting with Her Majesty the Queen and exercised on her behalf by the Governor.
		Sheep farming replaced sealing and whaling as the mainstay of the Falkland Islands economy early in the history of the Islands' settlement and remains by far the most significant occupation for the rural community.
		Two hotels in Stanley and several lodges in Camp provide accommodation for visitors who come to discover the Islanders' way of life, to see the remarkable diversity of wildlife, to fish for sea trout, to study maritime history through the numerous wrecks around the Islands' shores, and to tour the battlefields of the 1982 War.
	www.fiassociation.com /today.htm (456 words)

	Falkland Islands
		The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic consisting of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and a number of smaller islands.
		Abundant when the islands were settled by Europeans, it was considered a nuisance to livestock and hunted to extinction.
		The islands have oil reserves that are believed to be quite substantial, but have yet to be exploited.
	creekin.net /n64-falkland-islands.html (1307 words)

	Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Main article: History of the Falkland Islands The Dutch sailor Sebald de Weert is usually credited with first sighting the Falklands in 1600, though both the British and Spanish maintain their own explorers discovered the islands earlier.
		Main article: Politics of the Falkland Islands Executive authority comes from the Queen and is exercised by the governor on her behalf.
		Map of the Falkland Islands Main article: Geography of the Falkland Islands The islands are 300 miles (483 km) from the South American mainland.There are two main islands, East Falkland (Soledad) and West Falkland (Gran Malvina) and about 700 small islands.
	falkland-islands.ask.dyndns.dk (980 words)

	Falkland Islands :: Any Travels
		Falkland (Islas Malvinas) is famous for the war Argentina and the United Kingdom had over the islands.
		English is both the official language and the language of preference in the Falkland Islands, as the populace is almost universally of British descent.
		Falklanders are also exceptionally hospitable, often welcoming visitors into their homes for a 'smoko,' the traditional midmorning tea or coffee break.
	www.anytravels.com /south_america/falklands (1606 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - History Articles
		Camp life was unique, healthy but strenuous for husband and wife alike, with youngsters sharing in the daily chores as soon as they could.
		The Falkland Islands Association is an independent organisation which brings together those who support the continuing freedom of the people of the Falkland Islands.
		Its Constitution states that its objectives are to assist the people of the Falkland Islands to decide their own future for themselves without being subjected to pressure direct or indirect from any quarter.
	www.falklands.info /history/histarticle15.html (948 words)

	Falkland Islands Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In the Falkland Islands the term Camp is used to describe all the areas outside Stanley.
		The Falklands comprise two main islands, East and West Falkland, and several hundred smaller islands, a number of which are inhabited.
		Camp based staff may be brought into Stanley for seminars, workshops and staff meetings and it is arranged that travelling teachers will have to travel through Stanley as a part of their beat.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /ed2.htm (578 words)

	911fly - Falkland Islands Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Falkland Islands are a remote and beautiful group of over 700 islands deep in the South Atlantic.
		The young are born and reared in the Islands throughout the southern summer.
		Falklands food is generally of British character and home cooked, large camp breakfasts, lunch and dinner are often punctuated by "smoko" - tea and coffee served with home made cakes and biscuits.
	www.911fly.com /falklandislands.html (1066 words)

	FALKLAND ISLANDS - The Basics
		The Falkland Islands may be 8000 miles and 18 hours by RAF flight from Great Britain, but they're comparatively only a hop, skip and jump from South America.
		East Falkland Island has the only town, which by island standards is a metropolis, the town of Stanley.
		Life in Camp, and the people that live that life, are part of the experience of being in the Falklands.
	www.ladatco.com /fk-basic.htm (2026 words)

	Falkland Islands Tourism
		Falkland Islands Tourism in Stanley are happy to supply copies of these books if you are unable to find them at your local book store.
		The Falkland Islands, in the wild South Atlantic, are home to one of the greatest gatherings of wildlife on Earth.
		Falkland Adventure is a vivid account of their experiences and a valuable record of the wildlife that exists and thrives in a place that can be as hostile as it is beautiful.
	www.tourism.org.fk /recommended-books.htm (1273 words)

	Falkland Islands Camp Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Houses in the Falklands tend to be wooden framed, with 'wriggly tin' roofs (ie corrugated iron).
		Most cows calve out in camp, ie a huge open area of the farm, and are brought into the settlement for milking once they have calved.
		Camp remains a very special and vital part of Falkland Islands life, and though some things have changed since Kitty drew her pictures, much remains the same.
	www.falklandwool.com /islands/camp.html (1639 words)

	Antarctica Travel Guide, Falkland Islands
		Like many islands the world over, the local availability of building materials dictates the character of the town and Stanley is first noted for the brightly painted corrugated iron roofs to most of the dwellings.
		The Falklands are geologically a part of Patagonia and the Scotia arc that stretches from the southern tip of South America via the Falklands, South Georgia, South Sandwich, South Orkney and South Shetland islands to join with the tip of the Antarctic peninsula.
		The islands have a cold maritime climate with an average of 2.8° C (37° F) in the winter and 8.3° C (47° F) in the summer.
	www.coolantarctica.com /Travel/falkland_islands.htm (824 words)

	Touring notes: Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
		The islands are about the size of Wales, split into East Falkland which is the main inhabited island, West Falkland which is marginally larger, and many small islands.
		At interesting spots in camp there is a surprising amount of tourist accommodation from £10 upwards (mainly upwards) - see the brochure at the travel agent or tourist board in Stanley.
		If you intend camping, you need to be confident of your tent and your ability to put it up in a force 10 storm; take a couple of spare pegs and a pole repair.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Island/6810/ivan/falklands.html (1460 words)

	Falkland Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Falkland Islands [1] are a group of about 200 sub-antarctic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, off the east coast of southern South America.
		The Falklands are a UK Overseas Territory and are an associated territory of the European Union.
		Falkland Island Tours and Travel (Tel: 21775, fitt@horizon.co.fk) operates a shuttle bus that meets all flights and can take visitors to and from the capital for £13.00 per person (one-way).
	wikitravel.org /en/Falkland_Islands (2583 words)

	Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Of the Falklands' population of 2,121, 1,700 live in Stanley; the rest are in camp - from the Spanish campo, meaning country - scattered in communities of two, three or 12 over an area half the size of Wales.
		There was, I recall, some low-voiced concern over whether the Princess would be disturbed by the hum of the generator and disappointed by the prospect from her room (Falklands houses are built to take advantage of the sun rather than the view).
		Some are confident that the islands can reap the benefits without the disadvantages; that the wildlife can be protected; that the Falklanders can remain a people set apart.
	www.michaelkerr.co.uk /falklands.html (1612 words)

	Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas - Falklands War 1982
		land, the Falklands are the only major island group in the South Atlantic and lays 300 miles to the east of the Strait of Magellan.
		The reminder lived outside in 'the Camp' where there are no roads, although some of the settlements have an airstrip.
		Normally uninhabited and actively volcanic, the islands are totally Antarctic in climate.
	www.naval-history.net /F11falklands.htm (360 words)

	Falkland Islands Travel - Tour - Hotels -
		The main town on these desolate islands is Stanley, a stretch of metal clad houses with brightly painted corrugated metal roofs and large kitchen gardens, contrasting with the surrounding moorland.
		Most of camp on Fast Falkland is accessible by road, as is most of West Falkland, while more remote corners, and the numerous smaller islands, can be reached only by expensive Rights.
		Falklands War Argentina had persistently claimed the Falklands since 1833, but successive British governments were slow to publicly acknowledge the claim's seriousness.
	www.travelsouth-america.com /Falkland-Islands.html (493 words)

	The Falkland Islands Company : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Falkland Islands Company owes its origins to a contract signed by Alexander Ross Lafone in 1846 for the right to kill and tame wild cattle in the Southern part of East Falkland.
		The Falkland Islands Company still retains its Royal Charter, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Falkland Islands Holdings plc, a public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange.
		The Falkland Islands are a dependent territory of the U.K. and an associate territory of the European Economic Community.
	www.the-falkland-islands-co.com (459 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Falkland Islands lie some 400 miles off the coast of South America in the South Atlantic.
		The temperature variation is smaller than the UK but strong winds introduce a chill factor influenced by the winds which are chilled by the cold sea water of the Antarctic current and the influence of the sea round Cape Horn.
		As sheep and their wool are one of the main economic strong points of the Islands, it is normal to hear weather reports and forecasts indicate the wind chill factor for newly shorn sheep!
	www.jonsworld.org.uk /fi1.html (262 words)

	Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas Travel Guide - Plan your Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas vacation. Falkland ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Falkland Islands, 500 km (310 mi) east of the Argentine Patagonia coast, are a somewhat unlikely paradise, but for adventurous travelers who love to explore virgin land full of wildlife they are.
		Despite a small populace, the Falkland Islands have a turbulent history and the marks of which, in the form of landmines, still remain a sad reminder of the tug-of-war between the United Kingdom and Argentina.
		Outside of the capital, the islands are referred to as the Camp.
	www.livetravelguides.com /south-america/falkland-islandsislas-malvina (517 words)

	Falkland Islands People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Kitty has kindly allowed me to use some of her lively sketches to illustrate Camp life as it was during her day; some aspects remain unaltered or very similar, so I have used her sketches with my own comments to make up Camp Life.
		Kitty's mother Gladys Bertrand, who was born at Roy Cove on West Falkland, travelled to the UK for a visit when she was a young woman.
		These sketches were first published in the 1991 edition of the Falkland Islands Journal, from which I had to scan them as the originals have gone missing, and copies may also be seen at the Museum.
	www.falklandwool.com /islands/people.html (835 words)

	Falkland Islands Government
		The inherent British nature of the Islands remains, with 2,350 British citizens and 443 citizens of the British Overseas Territories recorded in the Islands on census night.
		Figures for Camp (local term for countryside) confirm the continued population decline, with an overall loss of population in Camp since the 1996 Census of 56 people.
		In Camp, there are 258 vehicles available for use by 105 households in East Falkland and 204 vehicles available for 68 households in West Falkland.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /9ca.htm (1132 words)

	Falkland Islands Gallery
		Port Howard, on West Falkland Island, is one of the last remaining large farming settlements in the Falklands.
		West Point Island is a destination accessible only to those lucky enough to cruise the Falkland Islands on one of the several ships that have added this unique stop to their itinerary.
		Sea Lion Island is the most southerly populated island in the Falklands and also one of the most popular destinations for visitors.
	latintravel.com /wtv/falkland/fiphotos.cfm (1764 words)

	Live Travel Guides: Camp
		The Falkland Islands outside of the capital are referred to as ‘the camp’.
		The Camp is a perfect escape for travelers who don’t mind braving the elements and shelling out a fair amount of cash in the process.
		West Falkland was not settled until the 1860s and remains barely populated with very few tourist facilities.
	livetravelguides.com /south-america/falkland-islandsislas-malvina/camp (230 words)

	Falkland Islands - Vacation Rentals .com
		A major attraction in Stanley is the Falkland Islands Museum Brittania House, loaded with maritime-related and historical artifacts, and a carefully constructed exhibit for the Falkland Islands Conflict of 1982.
		Pebble Island has a diverse landscape, where sizeable ponds and moorland are not far from cliffs and sand beaches.
		Carcass Island is free of bird’s predators, and therefore has a real abundance of small birds including the Falklands thrush.
	www.vacationrentals.com /vacation-rentals/Falkland-Islands.html (772 words)

	Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Falklands is one place, where nature is still very much in charge, due largely to its location and relatively small population, who have come to understand the benefits of conserving their unique natural environment.
		The Falkland Islands were first discovered in 1592 by a British sea Captain and ever since then strong links have been formed between Britain and the Falkland Islands.
		The Islands comprise of two large and some 700 smaller islands, of which only about a dozen are inhabited.
	www.gap.org.uk /uwhere/lam_falk_over.html (362 words)

	Stanley, Wireless Ridge, Tumbledown, Mount William in Falklands War 1982
		With the surrender of the Argentines around Stanley, and their transfer to the airfield as a POW camp, steps were taken to deal with the forces on West Falkland and far away on Southern Thule.
		Even with their losses during the fighting, the Argentines left behind considerable amounts of war material including artillery and armoured cars, missile and radar systems, and aircraft and helicopters in various states of repair, some of which returned to the UK for evaluation or integration into the Services.
		As for the islands themselves, the British Government was committed to their defence in a policy referred to as "Fortress Falklands".
	www.naval-history.net /F60surrender.htm (892 words)

	Falkland Islands Tourism
		The Falkland Islands has no recorded evidence of an original indigenous population, but has experienced a number of waves of settlement and immigration in its relatively short history.
		Many of their ancestors arrived in the Islands to be shepherds, with the introduction of sheep in the late 1800's.
		With the Islands wealth relying since the mid 1980's on the efforts of Spanish, Chilean, Korean and Japanese fishermen rather than sheep farmers, Stanley has once again returned to its historical roots as a cosmopolitan port in whose streets and pubs many different languages may be heard.
	www.tourism.org.fk /people.htm (692 words)

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