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	History of the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falkland Islands were uninhabited when discovered by Europeans, but recent discoveries of arrowheads in Lafonia (on the southern half of East Falkland) as well as the remains of a wooden canoe provide strong evidence that they had been visited previously, most likely by the Yaghan people of Tierra del Fuego.
		The islands were first settled by France, in 1764, when she established a colony at Port Louis, on East Falkland's Berkeley Sound coast.
		The History of the Falkland Islands - Chronology
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_Falkland_Islands (1964 words)

	The Argentine Seizure Of The Malvinas [Falkland] Islands: History and Diplomacy
		The Argentine Seizure Of The Malvinas [Falkland] Islands: History and Diplomacy
		Out of this was born the Falkland Islands Emergency Committee and what later was termed the "Falklands lobby."(6) This lobby dedicated itself to the prevention of any compromise of British sovereignty over the Islands.(7) The influence wielded by the Falklands lobby in Parliament became evident in March 1968.
		Shackleton concluded that the Islands' economy was declining and recommended establishment of new economic ties between Argentina and the Islanders.(13) This opened the door for yet another British diplomat, Ted Rowlands, to negotiate with the Islanders in February 1977.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1987/CRD.htm (10993 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.
		The fact that the islands are 100% populated by English speaking "Kelpers" (about 1800 of them), who prefered to remain under British rule notwithstanding, virtually every child in Argentina was made to believe that the islands are Argentine, and that this "imperialistic injustice" ought to be reversed.
	www.ability.org.uk /falklands-war.html (2165 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are a group of islands in the south Atlantic.
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
		The fact that the islands are 100% populated by English speaking "Kelpers" (about 1800 of them then, and over 2300 today), who preferred to remain under British rule according to the falkland islands government official statements, was never mentioned to us.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3083 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.
		Falkland Islands Government salaries are scaled by annual increments and additionally are subject to increase in line with the indices for retail prices, Rates paid by the other main employer, the Falkland Islands Company, are similar and generally other employer's rates approximate, with some flexibility.
	www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/sam/fkldisl.html (4768 words)

	Falkland Islands Information Portal - History
		This is the standard history of the Falkland Islands, and it covers their discovery in 1592 through the various attempts at colonisation and disputed possession to the establishment of the British settlement at Stanley in the early 1840s.
		The subsequent development of the Islands is explored through the exploitation of animal resources, the evolution of farming in the Islands, the establishment of churches and schools, and the history of the Islands' renowned postal service.
		Increasing tension throughout the 1950s to the eve of the Argentine invasion in 1982 are carefully narrated, together with the impact on the Islands of the 1977 Shackleton Report.
	www.falklands.info /history/hindex.html (680 words)

	History of Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Falkland Islands were first seen by Davis in the year 1592 and Sir Richard Hawkins sailed along their north shore in 1594.
		In 1764, the French explorer De Bougainville took possession of the islands on behalf of his country, and established a colony at Port Louis on Berkeley Sound.
		Lafone's interest in Lafonia, as the peninsula came to be called, was purchased for 30,000 by the Falkland Islands Company, which had been incorporated by charter in the same year.
	www.historyofnations.net /southamerica/falklandislands.html (641 words)

	Falkland Islands - A history of the 1982 conflict
		Falkland Islands - A history of the 1982 conflict
		This timeline traces the history of the Falkland Islands from their discovery to the events leading up to the conflict in 1982.
		In December the USS Lexington attacks Puerto Soledad and proclaims the islands free of all Government.
	www.raf.mod.uk /falklands/linepre1982.html (464 words)

	Welcome to the Falkland Islands - Natural History
		The Falkland Islands were visited by Charles Darwin in the 19th Century and, like the Galapagos, were found by him to contain examples of flora and fauna not found elsewhere.
		King penguins also remain in the Falkland Islands all year round but their feeding trips get longer the older their chicks are, often leaving almost adult sized fluffy chicks ashore over the long winter months.
		The check list of breeding seal species is completed by the Falkland Islands fur seal, which is found most spectacularly on the Eddyson Rock, a solitary stack at the northern entrance to the falkland sound, as well as on some of the scattered islands of the West Falklands.
	www.visitorfalklands.com /content/view/110/140 (788 words)

	Official Falkland Islands portal, everything you need to know about the Falklands including a Falkland Islands ...
		The Islands were first sighted in 1592 by English seafarer, Captain John Davis, in the sailing ship "Desire".
		The Scharnhorst, the Gneisnau, the Nurnberg and the Leipzig were all sunk in the area to the South East of the Falkland Islands, along with two transport vessels supporting the fleet.
		The Islands also witnessed the Battle of the River Plate when the German pocket battleship- the Graf Spee - was hunted down by the Exeter, the Ajax and the Achilles before she was finally sunk just off Montevideo.
	www.falklandislands.com /about_us/history.asp (485 words)

	History of the Falkland Islands Islas Malvinas
		Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764.
		The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina.
		The United Kingdom asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833.
	infotut.com /geography/Falkland-Islands-(Islas-Malvinas) (113 words)

	Falkland Islands - History
		They were thrown out of the islands in 1766 by the Spanish who were already masters of most of South America.
		In 1774 the English left the islands, for financial reasons, to the Spanish who were in charge of the archipelago until 1811 which was the beginning of the revolution of South America countries.
		In the Falklands it allowed an important economic boom and the creation of large infrastructures such as the airport of Mount Pleasant.
	www.mysterra.org /webmag/falkland-islands/history.html (430 words)

	Falkland Islands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		In 1833 a British force expelled the few remaining Argentine officials from the island without firing a shot, and in 1841 a British civilian lieutenant-governor was appointed for the Falklands.
		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.
		Argentina: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on Argentina — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108112.html (339 words)

	History - Falkland Islands - South America: english name, south america, east west, captain john, john strong
		The English name for the islands was then taken from that of the sound.
		The talks were still in progress in April 1982, when Argentine forces invaded and occupied the islands for about ten weeks in an attempt to settle the issue by force.
		Argentina continued to claim the islands; the British government refused to participate in further negotiations, but the two nations resumed diplomatic relations in 1990.
	www.countriesquest.com /south_america/falkland_islands/history.htm (361 words)

	Falkland Islands Government
		In December 1914, the British Naval squadron from Stanley, under command of Admiral Sturdee, defeated the German fleet at the Battle of the Falkland Islands and thus regained control of the South Atlantic.
		The South Sandwich Islands were discovered by Captain Cook on the same voyage in 1775; they were similarly annexed in 1908 and have been under continuous British administration since that date.
		The Falkland Islands are a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, open to any British Citizen and are an associated territory of the European Union.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /1.htm (444 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - History Articles
		The dispute is causing continuing uncertainty, emigration and economic stagnation in the Islands.
		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/histarticle13.html (1207 words)

	A Chronology of the History of the Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A Chronology of the History of the Falkland Islands
		Presumed to be the first cartografic record of the Falkland Islands on the charts oFalkland Islands on the charts of Piri Reis.
		The British withdraw from the Falkland Islands, leaving behind a flag and plaque claiming ownership of the islands.
	www.history.horizon.co.fk /chronology.html (2207 words)

	Falkland Islands (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
		Camp flag of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, captured by Argentina in 1982.
		Falklands War 1982 over British-Argentine claim resulted in establishment of large British garrison.
		Falklands Dependencies: as of 2004 British Overseas Territories administered from the Falkland Islands are:
	www.regiments.org /nations/atlantic/falkland.htm (191 words)

	WHKMLA : History of the Falkland Islands, ToC
		Falkland Islands Timeline 1592-1939, from Mad Sheep Co.
		Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Falkland Islands, from Kirken i Norge
		Falkland Islands, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/samerica/xfalklands.html (185 words)

	FALKLAND ISLANDS
		In 2003 we arranged for a selection of modern covers to be posted to us from a variety of places on the Falkland Islands.
		Note: this postmark was issued to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict and the Memorial Chapel for the event in Reading.
		Note: this postmark was issued to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Battle For The Falkland Islands in 1982.
	www.newzeal.com /theme/antarctic/falk2/falklandsPH3.htm (778 words)

	Acadian History: The Exile: Falkland Islands
		In 1763, Louis Antoine de Bougainville received permission to colonize the Falkland Islands.
		Although King Louis XV allowed the Acadians to participate (and still receive their “welfare” payments), there were not really interested in the proposition.
		It is possible, though not known, that some Acadians stayed behind in Montevideo and the Falklands to leave descendants.
	www.acadian-cajun.com /exfi.htm (295 words)

	Falkland Islands to United States 10/29/28
		The stamp is a Falklands Islands 1924 1d.
		Deception Island is a collapsed volcanic cone at the south end of the Shetlands.
		The Hektoria arrived at the whaling station at Deception Island on November 4, 1928.
	www.stampwhiz.com /102928.html (474 words)

	Axis History Factbook: Bookstore - Falkland Islands War
		Daniel K. Gibran - The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic
		Max Hastings & Simon Jenkins - The Battle for the Falklands
		Ruben O. Moro - The History of the South Atlantic Conflict: The War for the Malvinas
	www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=4907 (198 words)

	2 Design In Nature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ian Strange has been studying the natural history of the Falkland Islands since the early 1960's and is the author of many publications on the Islands.
		(Gordon and Cremonesi UK 1976) - The Bird Man is the story of the author's personal discovery and explorations of the Falkland Islands' natural environment, and his efforts in winning the attention of bureaucracy and commercial interests.
		(David and Charles UK 1987) - A highly illustrated guide to the terrain and natural history of the Falkland archipelago, dipicting the relationship between the people and the natural environment of the Islands, with a strong emphasis on the importance of conserving the wildlife of the Falklands.
	www.designinnature.com /PAGES/books.htm (438 words)

	Falkland Islands History
		The new king also meant a need for a new definitive series, which came out in 1938 and featured scenes, wildlife, and ships, though in a somewhat plainer design than the pictorials of 1933.
		In 2003, the Islands were given their own UK post code, FIQQ 1ZZ.
		This was in response to complaints that mail to the Falklands was being sent to the wrong destination (usually either Falkirk in Scotland, where postcodes have the letters 'FK', or to the Faeroe Islands).
	www.junior-philatelists.com /falklandIslands.shtml (565 words)

	FALKLAND ISLANDS FLIGHT ITEMS
		This class was built from 1990 onwards incorporating lessons learnt from the Falklands War in 1981-82.
		Note: This cover and the Polarogramme below were parachuted out of a RAF aircraft which flew from the Falklands to South Georgia on the 5th December.
		The cover subsequently returned to Stanley by ship and is backstamped at Christchurch on arrival 11 March, 2000.
	www.newzeal.com /theme/antarctic/falk2/falklands.htm (753 words)

	The History of the Falkland Islands
		This site is dedicated to all those people, of many nationalities, who have helped to shape the history of the Falkland Islands
		Alternatively if you already have any articles, on any subject vaguely connected with the history of the Falkland Islands, that you would like to send in, please do.
		All work will be credited to the original author, where known.
	www.history.horizon.co.fk (174 words)

	Falkland Islands History News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
		Falkland Islands History News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
		Visit the World Factbook for detailed information about Falkland Islands.
		For less than a dollar a day, place your ad on the exact pages that will do you the most good.
	www.einnews.com /falklandislands/newsfeed-falkland-islands-history (236 words)

	Falkland Islands Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Falkland Islands Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Falkland Islands Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
		More on Falkland Islands: South American Indigenous Peoples · South American Indigenous Peoples: Biographies · South American Political Geography
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/falklandislands.html (115 words)

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