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	East Falkland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of 6,605 square kilometres.
		East Falkland is home to Stanley, the capital of the islands and the main seaport.
		East Falkland is known as Isla Soledad in Spanish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Falkland (198 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas, French: Îles Malouines) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles (483 km) from the coast of South America.
		Much of the land is part of the two main islands separated by the Falkland Sound: East Falkland, home to the capital of Stanley and the majority of the population, and West Falkland.
		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 (2307 words)

	MSN Encarta - Falkland Islands
		Geologically, the Falkland Islands are a part of Patagonia in Argentina, being connected with the mainland by a raised submarine plateau.
		The low-lying areas of the Falklands are composed of clay, slate, and soft sandstone, and the hills and ridges are formed of hard sandstone and white quartzite.
		A lighthouse is maintained at Cape Pembroke, East Falkland, near Stanley (2001 population, 2,000), the chief town and main port.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578569/Falkland_Islands.html (940 words)

	FALKLAND ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on FALKLAND ISLANDS
		East Falkland is almost bisected by two deep fjords, Choiseul and Brenton Sounds, which leave the northern and southern portions connected only by an isthmus a mile and a half wide.
		The government barrack is a rather imposing structure in the middle of the town, as is the cathedral church to the east, built of stone and buttressed with brick.
		The Falkland Islands consist entirely, so far as is known, of the older Palaeozoic rocks, Lower Devonian or Upper Silurian, slightly metamorphosed and a good deal crumpled and distorted, in the low grounds clay slate and soft sandstone, and on the ridges hardened sandstone passing into the conspicuous white quartzites.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FA/FALKLAND_ISLANDS.htm (2434 words)

	The Falkland Islands War
		The Falkland Islands are a group of islands in the south Atlantic.
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		Consequently the Falklands, a distant and relatively unimportant group of islands were not in their focus despite their gaining independence from Spain.
	www.ability.org.uk /falklands-war.html (2165 words)

	Falkland Islands - South Seas Companion Place
		The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic, approximately 400 kilometers east of the nearest point on the coast of Argentina, and are connected with Patagonia by an elevated submarine plateau.
		The largest is East Falkland, which is about 150 kilometers in length with an average width of 64 kilometers and a square area of 7770 square kilometers.
		East Falkland is near bisected by two deep fiords which leave the north and south of the connected by an isthmus just under 2.5 kilometers.
	southseas.nla.gov.au /biogs/P000067b.htm (631 words)

	Antarctica Tours - Falkland Islands
		Located north of the Polar Front, the Falkland Islands are not considered sub-Antarctic, but are a common stop for many Antarctica travels.
		The total population of the islands is about 2,500; over half of the residents live in the Falklands' capital of Stanley.
		East and West Falkland make up the majority of the total landmass, but there are over seven hundred islands to explore in the area, including the tiny Sea Lion Island.
	www.adventure-life.com /antarctica/falkland.php (466 words)

	Falkland Islands Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Falkland Islands comprise two main Islands (East and West Falkland) and some 700 smaller islands, a total land area of approximately 4,700 square miles (12,173 square km), comparable in area with Northern Ireland, but spread to a much greater extent.
		Topographically the Islands are generally hilly with the highest point being Mount Usborne at 2,312 ft (705m) in East Falkland and Mount Adam at 2,297 ft (700m) in West Falkland.
		Falkland Islands winters tend not to be as severe as found in some parts of the United Kingdom, but are longer.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /5.htm (398 words)

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		East and West Falkland are separated by Falkland sound.
		East Falkland has the low-lying Lafonica peninsula, but the rest of the islands have a hilly terrain.
		All parts of Falklands outside Stanley are known as camp – including those areas of East Falkland that can be reached by road from Stanley, all of west Falkland and the many smaller islands.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/SouthAmerica/FalklandIslands?SubLink=DExplorer/SouthAmerica/FalklandIslands/ciHabitat_Inc.htm (285 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The Falkland Islands are an archipelago of around 700 islands in the South Atlantic, the largest being East Falkland and West Falkland.
		Supreme authority is vested in HM The Queen and exercised by a Governor on her behalf, with the advice and assistance of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and in accordance with the Falkland Islands Constitution.
		The Falkland Islands now have their own postcode FIQQ 1ZZ that was issued to help cut down on the number of redirected letters and parcels, mainly from the UK, that were being delayed en-route.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965238550 (4265 words)

	Falkland Islands - 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 (2584 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.
		There are about 200 miles of roads on East Falkland and perhaps 80 miles on West Falkland, but it is continuously being extended.
		The roadstone in the Falklands is among the hardest in the world and will wear your tyres rapidly.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Island/6810/ivan/falklands.html (1460 words)

	StampTraders.com -- Falkland Islands Stamps Gallary - South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
		The main islands are East Falkland, which is 90 miles (145 kilometers) by 55 miles (89 kilometers), and West Falkland, which is 80 miles (129 kilometers) by 45 miles (72 kilometers).
		The capital is Stanley, or Port Stanley, on East Falkland.
		The Falkland Island coat of arms in a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag.
	www.stamptraders.com /falkland-dep/GallarySGSS.html (2123 words)

	British Triumph On East Falkland
		Responding quickly to an unexpected Argentine invasion of the Falklands in April 1982, the British government quickly sent a task force to the South Atlantic to recover the islands.
		They included (1) a naval blockade of the Falklands, (2) the sinking of Argentine ships and/or aircraft as a signal that the task force meant business, and (3) a counter-invasion to regain control of the Falklands.20 See Appendix L for a diagram of the command relations within the task force.
		Since Admiral Woodward stationed his carriers far to the east of the Falklands, the land-based aircraft couldn't strike at the source of Britain's aviation power in the area.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1984/HTJ.htm (16789 words)

	Falkland Islands War of 1982
		The Falklands Islands War of 1982 was an undeclared war where Argentina suffered heavy military losses and the military junta was discredited.
		The Falkland Islands are a group of islands 300 miles east of Argentina.
		The Falkland Islands include the British territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks.
	mtmt.essortment.com /falklandsisland_oak.htm (1077 words)

	The Falkland Islands Company :
		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)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
		Due to the mounting pressures on the government, and mass union demonstrations in late March, the date of the invasion is moved earlier to April 2nd in an act of desperation.
		For the record, I think Hastings and Jenkins' The Battle for the Falklands is a good overall summary of the war from a British perspective.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3069 words)

	Falkland Islands, or Malvinas -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Three hundred miles (480 kilometers) east of the Strait of Magellan, near the tip of South America, lie the Falkland Islands.
		The burgh's 12th-century castle was replaced by the present Falkland Palace, which from the 16th century became a favourite seat of the Scottish court.
		It is bordered by the East China Sea, the municipality of Shanghai, and the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274260 (866 words)

	Corned Beef Raid on Embassy: British Patriotism and the Falkland Conflict
		Meanwhile, the English established a settlement of their own on the island of West Falkland in 1765.<7> In 1774 the British decided to leave the islands, while the Spanish maintained a settlement there until the collapse of the Spanish empire in the Americas.
		Haig’s mission was to try to keep the Falklands crisis from coming to blows.<15> He spent much of the time leading up to the British invasion of the islands shuttling back and forth between Great Britain and Argentina trying to accomplish that mission.
		The Falklands might as well have been the nearby, British-owned Channel Islands; it was easy to justify defending them.<27> Members of Parliament recognized this and took advantage of this history, "we have long learnt to make this island a secure home and stronghold, at any rate until very recent times.
	www.loyno.edu /history/journal/1998-9/Haney.htm (4161 words)

	DCP: 52 degrees south, 60 degrees west
		At that time in 2002, it was easy to see that S 52 and W 59 did intersect on the low plains of Lafonia on East Falkland, but the Project deemed that intersection to be a secondary confluence.
		No amount of Falklands fascination would draw this landlubber into the ocean, even though shore be in spitting distance.
		Falklands daylight time (GMT -3h) of Tuesday 2 March when we got out of the vehicle with our packs and started for Coast Ridge.
	www.confluence.org /confluence.php?id=3148 (1861 words)

	Falkland Islands
		For the casual visitor, The Falkland Islands are a bird lovers paradise with colourful birds everywhere.
		The Falkland Islands comprise over 200 islands and with the two largest being East Falklands and West Falklands Island.
		The lasting legacy of the Falklands war with Argentina in 1982 seems to be land mines infest many of the beaches and lands surrounding Stanley and strategic parts of the islands.
	www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/falklands.htm (369 words)

	Antarctica Travel Guide, Falkland Islands
		Ask someone where the Falklands are and the answer you might get is that they are off the West Coast of Scotland, thousands of miles out in geographical terms, but very close in a lot of other ways.
		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 remoteness, difficulty of getting there not to mention the costs once there, mean that the Falklands come a definite second to many other places in the world as a destination in their own right.
	www.coolantarctica.com /Travel/falkland_islands.htm (828 words)

	The Falkland Islands Rotor Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The instruments on East Falkland were dismantled and final data collected during October and November 2001.
		The Falklands field campaign was run by a team of scientists from the University of Leeds and UMIST and led by Prof.
		The Falklands Rotor Project was funded by the Ministry of Defence and coordinated by Dr Phil Hignett of the Meteorological Support Group.
	www.env.leeds.ac.uk /uwern/Newsletter/Issue1/node7.html (1695 words)

	Falkland Islands - geography - information & pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic 480 km from the South American continent and 14’000 km from London.
		The two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland are surrounded by 700 islet and rocks amounting to a total surface area of 12’173 km2 which is about the same as that of Northern Ireland.
		Small farm colonies which were in the headlines of newspapers all over the world during the 1982 conflict, as being the place where the English forces landed but which are now better known for trout fishing in the San Carlos River.
	www.mysterra.org /reportage/falklands/geography.html (673 words)

	Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas - Falklands War 1982
		land, the Falklands is the only major island group in the South Atlantic and lays 300 miles to the east of the Strait of Magellan.
		The climate is cool, damp and often windy with mean monthly temperatures varying between 49F in January (summer) and 36F in July (winter).
		- 900 miles east-south-east of the Falklands, the 100 mile long island is completely mountainous, covered with glaciers and is likened to a partly submerged stretch of the Swiss Alps.
	www.naval-history.net /F11falklands.htm (390 words)

	Aerovías Dap - Flights in the chilean and argentinean Patagonia - Destinations in the Patagonia and Antarctica
		The Falkland Islands comprise two large islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and some 200 smaller islands between latitudes 51 degrees and 53 degrees south and longitudes 57 degrees and 61 degrees west in south Atlantic, approximately 770 kilometres northeast of Cape Horn, South America.
		Generally hilly with highest points Mt. Usborne 705 metres on East Falkland and Mt. Adam 700 metres on West Falkland.
		Gales in spring, and generally windy; low rainfall evenly distributed throughout year, with frequent cloud cover; frequent snow which quickly melts; mean annual temperature 5.6 degrees Celsius; and, mean annual rainfall 62.5 centimetres.
	www.aeroviasdap.cl /falklands-en.html (204 words)

	Commonwealth Yearbook Home
		A group of islands consisting of East and West Falkland, and about seven hundred smaller islands, which lie about 480km north-east of the southern tip of South America.
		Towns: Stanley, on East Falkland, is the only appreciable settlement, with a population of 2,200 (2004).
		The hospital is run jointly by the Falkland Islands Government and the UK Ministry of Defence with some of the medical staff provided by the MOD.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=140425 (1198 words)

	Noonsite: Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, are a British colony in the South Atlantic.
		Although access is restricted in some areas, either for military reasons or because some islands are nature reserves, most of the islands can be visited and a glimpse caught of their spectacular wildlife with large colonies of penguins, sea lions and elephant seals.
		The weather is the greatest impediment to cruising the Falklands, as it can change rapidly and without warning, but there are many protected anchorages, so that one is never too far from shelter.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/FalklandIslands (326 words)

	Falkland Islands
		The largest islands are East Falkland and West Falkland.
		Colonial status was granted to the Falklands in 1892.
		The Falkland Islands war ended ten weeks later with the surrender of the Argentine forces at Stanley to British troops, who had forcibly reoccupied the islands.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108112.html (299 words)

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