islands for a few years prior to 1833. The dispute escalated in 1982, when Argentina invaded the islands, precipitating the Falklands War. Falkland Islanders... 99 KB (10,959 words) - 14:11, 26 April 2024 |
Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), also known as the warrah (/ˈwɑːrə/ WAH-rə or /ˈwɑːrɑː/ WAH-rah) and occasionally as the Falkland Islands dog... 26 KB (2,919 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2024 |
in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April... 209 KB (22,790 words) - 16:12, 28 April 2024 |
The Falkland Islands pound has always been pegged to sterling at par and banknotes of both currencies are used interchangeably on the islands, but the... 9 KB (827 words) - 16:44, 11 January 2024 |
Sandwich Islands, fall under the protection of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), formerly known as British Forces Falkland Islands (BFFI),... 41 KB (3,437 words) - 18:12, 30 April 2024 |
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 in the... 25 KB (3,187 words) - 22:16, 24 April 2024 |
The economy of the Falkland Islands, which first involved sealing, whaling and provisioning ships, became heavily dependent on sheep farming from the 1870s... 62 KB (6,043 words) - 19:50, 20 February 2024 |
Falkland Islands English is the dialect of the English language spoken in the Falkland Islands. Though it is mainly British in character, as a result of... 10 KB (984 words) - 07:24, 22 April 2024 |
The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean between 51°S and 53°S on a projection of the Patagonian Shelf, part of the South American... 42 KB (4,225 words) - 06:44, 8 December 2023 |
A referendum on political status was held in the Falkland Islands on 10–11 March 2013. The Falkland Islanders were asked whether or not they supported... 26 KB (2,477 words) - 17:01, 25 February 2024 |
The Falkland Islands have been claimed and occupied by several nations throughout its history, who generally used their national flags on the islands. It... 10 KB (710 words) - 07:48, 25 April 2024 |
RAF Mount Pleasant (redirect from Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands) Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The airfield goes by the motto of "Defend the right" (while the motto of the islands is "Desire the right") and... 34 KB (2,976 words) - 17:44, 28 April 2024 |
Sport in the Falkland Islands is restricted by the islands' low, and generally scattered, population. Nonetheless, it has been able to send teams to the... 3 KB (288 words) - 07:25, 22 April 2024 |
The climate of the Falkland Islands is cool and temperate, regulated by the large oceans which surround it. The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas... 17 KB (1,343 words) - 10:08, 24 March 2024 |
The Falkland Islands currently has three primary means of transport - road, sea and air. However, in 1946, when Sir Miles Clifford arrived as governor... 14 KB (1,363 words) - 14:03, 31 August 2023 |
Saunders Island (Spanish: Isla Trinidad) is the fourth largest of the Falkland Islands, lying north west of West Falkland. The island is run as a sheep... 9 KB (799 words) - 17:02, 10 February 2024 |
The Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the Falkland Islands. The current Chief... 9 KB (716 words) - 16:02, 26 April 2024 |
The Falkland Islands has officially used Falkland Islands Standard Time (UTC−3) all year round since 5 September 2010. However, many residents of Camp... 3 KB (285 words) - 08:50, 23 April 2022 |
Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio: Radio services provided by... 7 KB (565 words) - 13:31, 30 October 2023 |
Education in the Falkland Islands starts with childcare for babies, all the way to lifelong learning for adults. It broadly follows the English education... 7 KB (654 words) - 00:31, 7 March 2024 |