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Outer Islands Undoubtedly the highlight for many visitors is the handful of outer islands scattered around the edges of East and West Falkland, accessible by plane and in some cases by cruise ship and boat. Stanley Stanley , the capital of the Falklands, is a colourful seaside town nestled around the waters of Stanley Harbour. Falkland Islands are an archipelago and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located to the southwest Atlantic Ocean at the southern-most point of South America.
The islands are positioned both in the southern and western hemispheres of the Earth. Falkland Islands are situated about miles km to the east of the Argentina coastline. Regional Maps : Map of South America.
The above map can be downloaded, printed and used for geography educational purposes like map-pointing and coloring activities. The above outline map represents the Falkland Islands - an archipelago comprising of two main islands and smaller islands in South Atlantic Ocean.
It is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The table below provides the average weather conditions for each month in the Falkland Islands since According to the National Census, the Falkland Islands has a population of 3, people. English sea captain John Davis, in his ship the Desire, recorded the first sighting of the Falkland Islands in First claimed by Britain in , the British, French and Spanish periodically had garrisons in the Islands until , when all the garrisons were withdrawn.
Subsequently, British and American ships frequently visited the islands. On 6 th October , an Argentine military garrison landed in an attempt to establish Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, disregarding the British claim of 67 years prior. On 2 nd January , the Royal Navy evicted the Argentine military garrison with no loss of life.
The civilian population in the Islands, who had sought permission from Britain to live there, were invited to stay. A year later, a small, permanent British administration was established. This was ended when the Panama Canal opened in and shipping could travel from the Atlantic to Pacific via the canal.
The World War I memorial. During World War I, the Falklands was host to one of the largest naval battles to take place, and concluded with a decisive British Naval Victory over the Imperial German Navy on the 8 th December A memorial stands in Stanley to commemorate the battle and the loss of life on both sides. On the 1 st April , an Argentine military force invaded the Falkland Islands. The British forces liberated the Falkland Islands after 74 days of occupation on 14 th June Unfortunately, nearly 1, Falkland Island, British and Argentine lives were lost as a result of the war.
The Falkland Islands are self-sufficient and self-governing and do not require financial support from the United Kingdom, with the exception of defence.
A new Falkland Islands Constitution, signed by HMG, was brought into effect on the 1 st January and further entrenches the rights of the local Falkland Islands population to govern itself in all areas apart from defence and foreign affairs. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Wikipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections. Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned. The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey. Namespaces Gallery Discussion. Views View Edit History.
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