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  Falkland Islands — Infoplease.com
The islands are administered as a British crown colony with the capital at Stanley.
The Falklands are rather bleak, rocky moorlands, swept by wind and drenched by chill rain.
The islands are flourishing sheep-raising centers, and the economy was long dependent on the export of wool and the sale of Falkland Islands postage stamps and coins.
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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Falkland Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic continental shelf consisting of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and a number of smaller islands.
The Falkland Islands are located at self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom but are claimed by Argentina to be part of its national territory.
The extra-provincial Anglican parish of the Falkland Islands is under the direct jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Falkland_Islands   (2031 words)

  
 Argentina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The central and southern areas (Pampas and Patagonia) were dominated by nomadic cultures, unified in the 17th century by the Mapuches, and never conquered by the Europeans.
Argentina claims the sovereignty of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, the South Shetland Islands, the South Sandwich Islands and almost 1 million km² in Antarctica, between the 25°W and the 74°W meridians and the 60°S parallel.
Argentina claims control of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and a slice of Antarctica, both of which it considers a part of its Tierra del Fuego province (23).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Argentina   (4439 words)

  
 Official Falkland Islands portal, everything you need to know about the Falklands including a Falkland Islands ...
The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic approximately 300 miles east of the South American coast.
The majority of the 2,379 people that live in the Falkland Islands (excluding an estimated 112 residents temporarily absent and 534 civilians based at Mount Pleasant military base) are of British descent.
The economy of the Falkland Islands was traditionally based on revenue from sheep ranching.
falklandislands.com /about_us/falkland_facts.asp   (152 words)

  
 Find the perfect Falkland Islands Maps- filled with visitor information including wildife and history.
The Falkland Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, and are the same distance from the South Pole as Britain is from the North Pole.
Features of the map include a historical time line, charting the islands' history from their discovery in the 16th century to the present day.
A substantial section of the travel map covers the wildlife and plants of the Falklands, which are surprisingly varied and are one of the islands ' main visitor attractions.
www.oceanexplorer.net /falkland-islands-maps   (455 words)

  
 Falkland Islands - Culture
That's a problem residents of the Falkland Islands have been faced with.
The Falkland Islands are situated off the extreme southeastern coast of South America, not too far from Antarctica.
It is an overseas possession of Britain, and most of the people who live on the Falkland Islands are British.
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 Falkland Islands Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
Falkland Islands Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
Up-to-date information on: Government, Economy, Population and Culture
More on Falkland Islands: South American Indigenous Peoples · South American Indigenous Peoples: Biographies · South American Political Geography
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 Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture - Editor's Choice - Books - HISTORY & GENEALOGY
Penned by late folklorist Lauren Post, this entertaining work documents the culture of prairie Cajuns during the depression era of the 1930s.
Covers the sweep of Acadian history and culture from 1604 to the expulsion, although the work really begins in the 1680s, when, as Griffiths argues, Acadia finally became a self-sustaining, self-generating colony with its own distinct culture.
Although a historian, the author borrows heavily from the field of sociology to trace the culture's evolution.
www.cajunculture.com /Bookstore/history&gen.htm   (1047 words)

  
 COOK ISLANDS encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, COOK ISLANDS politics and officials, COOK ISLANDS History. ...
COOK ISLANDS encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, COOK ISLANDS politics and officials, COOK ISLANDS History.
Area: total: 240 sq km land: 240 sq km water: 0 sq km
Terrain: low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
www.cookislandsiworld.com   (173 words)

  
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A handy map of the Antarctic Peninsula designed for the ship-board traveler, showing the full range of Antarctic voyages south from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Circle, including South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.
A vivid history of the Galapagos and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas written by a Pulitzer Prize winner.
It covers not just Darwin, but the discovery of the islands, visits of Hancock and Beebe, the influence of the United States during WWII and the establishment of the national park.
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 Falkland Islands? All Showcase America | America Falkland Islands information, links and web resources
All Showcase » South America » Falkland Islands
Tour the islands with the interactive map, view stunning wildlife photography and discover a world where nature is still in charge.
Search on America Falkland Islands on: Juvio - Solutions for Life
www.allshowcase.com /South_America/Falkland_Islands   (264 words)

  
 British VIRGIN ISLANDS encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, British VIRGIN ISLANDS politics and officials, ...
British VIRGIN ISLANDS encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, British VIRGIN ISLANDS politics and officials, British VIRGIN ISLANDS History.
Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
www.britishvirginislandsiworld.com   (186 words)

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