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	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falkland Islands is 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 a largely 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falkland_Islands (2056 words)

	FALKLAND ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on FALKLAND ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
		The Falkiand Islands are a crown colony, with a governor and executive and legislative councils.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FA/FALKLAND_ISLANDS.htm (2434 words)

	Saunders Island (Falkland Islands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saunders Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north west of West Falkland.
		Port Egmont on the island was the site of the first British settlement, established in 1765.
		The island's present settlement lies on the east coast and has an airstrip.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saunders_Island_(Falkland_Islands) (138 words)

	Falkland Islands - Saunders Island
		This 30,000 acre island, situated about three miles off the north west coast of West Falkland, about 90 miles from Stanley, is still an active sheep farm and is important historically for being the site of the first British settlement in 1765.
		Saunders Island is a haven for wildlife lovers and photographers with gentoo, rockhopper, magellanic and rare sighting of macaroni and chinstrap penguins.
		Saunders Island is the perfect place to escape from the pressures of urban life.
	www.ladatco.com /fk-sdr.htm (848 words)

	StampTraders.com -- Falkland Islands
		The islands, a British self-governing colony, are near the trade routes approaching the strait.
		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 Falkland Island coat of arms in a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag.
	stamptraders.com /falkland/factsheet.html (985 words)

	Falkland Islands - General Information : Any Travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Because of the islands' isolation and small population, most Falklanders are skilled at doing everything they need to survive, supplementing seasonal work like peat cutting and sheep shearing with their own mechanical and agricultural projects.
		Falklanders are also exceptionally hospitable, often welcoming visitors into their homes for a 'smoko,' the traditional midmorning tea or coffee break.
		Saunders Island offers miles of spectacular fl-browed albatross colonies and, at 'The Neck', where there is a basic cabin accommodation, 4 types of penguin, including King, vie for attention.
	www.anytravels.com /index.php?e=87&type=03 (1526 words)

	Saunders Island - Travelgaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saunders Island is located in the northern part of the Falkland Islands.
		The only settlement is located on the eastern portion of the island, with the highest concentration of wildlife found to the west at "The Neck".
		Saunders boasts a huge colony of fl-browed albatrosses, numerous rockhopper and gentoo penguins, magellanic penguins, occasional king penguins, and imperial cormorants.
	travelgaido.com /en/Saunders_Island.html (373 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: South Georgia Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		South Georgia and its associated islands, which consist of the island of South Georgia Island, which is by far the largest island in the territory, the islands that immediately surround the main island of South Georgia and some remote and isolated islets west and east-southeast of the main island of South Georgia Island.
		The climate in the islands is variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow.
		To the northwest of Zavodovski Island is the Protector Shoal, a submarine volcano.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=South_Georgia_Island (1792 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikitravel
		The Falkland Islands 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 (mailto: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 (2585 words)

	Saunders Island - TheBestLinks.com - Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Disambig, Saunders Island (Falkland ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saunders Island - TheBestLinks.com - Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Disambig, Saunders Island (Falkland Islands),...
		Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Disambig, Saunders...
		Saunders Island, an island in the South Sandwich Islands
	www.thebestlinks.com /Saunders_Island.html (140 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra (AN1104)
		on Marion, the Crozet and the Kerguelen Islands (Marchant and Higgins 1990, Berutti 1979).
		The island’s macro-invertebrates, such as moths, weevils, earthworms, snails and slugs, are important in the release of inorganic nutrients contained in plant litter (Smith and Steenkamp 1992).
		Gribnitz K.H., Kent L.E. and Dixon R.D. Volcanic ash, ash soils and the inferred Quaternary climate of sub-Antarctic Marion Island.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/an/an1104_full.html (8507 words)

	World Travel Tips - South America - Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The islands are mostly rocky and hilly, with some plains, and a coastline that has many nooks and crannies.
		Saunders Island: Possibly one of the most picturesque of the Falklands, Saunders Island mixes its human history - the site of the first base built in the Falklands built in 1765, with its ecotourist side - large untouched colonies of penguins, sealions and birds.
		Falklands War: Considering that almost 1,000 people died in 1982, it is best to avoid broaching this topic with the locals.
	www.worldtraveltips.net /southamerica/view.cgi?country=Falkland+Islands (639 words)

	Falkland Islands - Saunders Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saunders Islands was the site of the first British settlement in the Falkland archipelago.
		The Island is most well known for the sizable colony of Black browed albatross situated to the North West of the Island.
		The North of the Island is made up of two large peaks, Rookery Mountain to the North East and Mount Hartson to the North West.
	www.falklandislandsholidays.com /places/saunders.html (151 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.
		The roadstone in the Falklands is among the hardest in the world and will wear your tyres rapidly.
		The best penguin beach (usually all four main Falkland species) is 10 miles up a rough track, which is a reasonable ATB ride.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Island/6810/ivan/falklands.html (1460 words)

	Birdwatch Issue:92 February 2000
		Penguins in the Falkland Islands are suffering mass-starvation.
		It seems the adult penguins did not have enough energy to leave the islands after their moulting season, forcing them to stay on land and die of starvation.
		If this death tally is representative of the islands as a whole, half of the Falkland's Rockhopper population - and almost a quarter of the world's - might have died.
	www.falklands.net /InTheNewspapersNewScientist.shtml (449 words)

	Dipl.-Ing J. Tenckhoff - Falkland Islands - Saunders Island
		On the small Saunders Island an outstanding albatross colony can be observed.
		At the "Neck", which is the flat and sandy connection between both parts of the island, also King Penguins and Gentoos are living in colonies.
		Of course this also is obliged to the professional influence of the Birdwatchers and Ornithologists frequently coming across, as they are pleased to explain to anyone the rules of conduct observing wild life animals.
	www.tenckhoff.com /countries/falkland/saunders-island/index_en.html (212 words)

	Sub-Antarctic Islands - Falkland Islands
		The English navigator, Captain John Davis, was the first to accurately record the position of the Falkland Islands in 1592.
		However, no one landed on the islands until 1690 when the Welfare landed on West Falkland Islands to replenish their dwindling water supplies.
		The Falklands were first colonised in 1764 by the French, but the British quickly took over in 1765.
	www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/falklands_03.htm (313 words)

	Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau - Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		New Island (2363 hectares), the most remote of all the inhabited islands, is situated in the extreme south-west of the Falklands and contains some of the finest scenery and largest concentrations of wildlife to be found in the archipelago.
		In May 1972 the island was purchased by the New Island Preservation Company Ltd. The declared aims of this enterprise were to combine sheep farming with wildlife tourism and scientific research.
		New Island is one of the driest places in the Falkland Islands with rainfall amounting annually to less than 40cms.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /pb/fi/newisland.htm (1021 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)

	Fototreks Tour - Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These treeless subantarctic islands are among the world's top destinations for bird photography, with huge colonies of tame seabirds, including penguins, albatrosses, and cormorants.
		The Falklands are often compared to what the Galápagos Islands were decades ago--before Galapagos tourism became highly regulated and when the small number of people visiting the Galápagos could walk where they pleased without impacting the environment.
		Carcass is one of the prettiest islands in the Falklands and also having a microclimate.
	www.fototreks.com /Pages/Tours/falklands.html (650 words)

	History of Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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)

	Fantástico Sur - Birding & Nature - Patagonia, Chile. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Falklands are simply the most accessible places to observe breeding colonies of sub-Antarctic wildlife such as fl-browed albatrosses, rockhopper and king penguins and marine mammals such as southern elephant seals and orcas.
		Endemic birds of the islands such as the Falkland steamer duck and Cobb's wren.
		This island is located in the north of the archipelago.
	www.fantasticosur.com /2005/nh_falkland.html (608 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The Falkland Islands hold the majority of the world populations of Black-browed Albatross, Striated Caracara, Ruddy-headed Goose and Flightless Steamer Duck, but the Falklands are best known for their penguins, with five breeding species and over a million penguins in total.
		Tourist accommodation in the Falkland Islands is limited and anyone wishing to travel to the Islands must, therefore, arrange their accommodation directly with the hotel or through one of the agents listed on the Travel Page of this site before travelling...
		The Falkland Islands have a fascinating and perhaps unique range of wild life, which is still to be found in relatively unspoiled areas of natural landscape...
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/america_south/falkland_islands.html (1020 words)

	SAUNDERS stock images / stock images of SAUNDERS photos search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rockhopper Penguin, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic ?
		Nesting Black-browed Albatross, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South...
		Nesting Black-browed Albatross on egg, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands,...
	www.photographersdirect.com /stockimages/SAUNDERS.asp (463 words)

	The Falkland Islands (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Falkland Islands (51°45'S, 59°00'W) were officially discovered on 14 August 1592 by John Davis during an English naval expedition, even though there is evidence that Patagonian Indians may have reached the islands in canoes before that.
		The Falklands consist of two main islands, East and West Falkland, and about 700 smaller ones (the main ones being Sea Lion Island, Bleaker Island, Pebble Island, Keppel Island, Saunders Island and Carcass Island), with the capital being Stanley.
		Two-thirds of the population on the Falkland Islands live in Stanley - they overall population is 2,895.
	www.70south.com /resources/islands/falklands (265 words)

	Falkland Islands Tourism
		Situated off the north west coast of West Falkland, about 90 miles from Stanley, Saunders is a haven for wildlife lovers and photographers with gentoo, rockhopper, Magellanic and rare sightings of macaroni and chinstrap penguins.
		In sight of the cabin or a short stroll away are all the Falklands more common breeding varieties of penguin: Magellanic, gentoo and rockhopper.
		Close by is one of the islands' cliff top Black Browed Albatross colonies which stretches for miles — truly a breathtaking sight.
	www.tourism.org.fk /pages/saunders-island.htm (590 words)

	mountaininterval.org - Ryan's Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Not only is Saunders Island an even more amazing place than Sea Lion Island, but the sun reappeared this afternoon -- I was beginning to fear it had burnt out.
		Once the plane arrived at Saunders I was met by David Pole-Evans, the very nice owner of the island.
		The wildlife isn't as spectacular on this island, but the hiking is good and there is still a lot to see.
	www.mountaininterval.org /journal-2004-11.html (1984 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Falkland's penguins suffer mass starvation
		But researchers point out that melting Antarctic ice has left deep waters near the Falkland Islands 1-2°C cooler than usual this year.
		Her organisation plans to conduct a survey during the breeding season in November to assess the situation.
		On the other hand, another penguin species that relies on squid, the Gentoo, has done remarkably well in the Falkland's, nearly doubling its population between 1995 and 2000.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn2411 (533 words)

	Map of Saunders Island Settlement, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvin Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) \| ...
		Map of Saunders Island Settlement, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvin Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
		Map of Saunders Island Settlement, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvin Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
		These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
	www.multimap.com /wi/234649.htm (88 words)

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