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Encyclopedia > Culture of the Falkland Islands

Falklanders are very much into good food, being well known all over the southern half of South America and the Antarctic territories for their excellent wurstels. The Saxon immigrant John M. Streifbeutel introduced this delicacy to the Falklands in 1892. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic consisting of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and a number of smaller islands. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing location of Antarctica A satellite composite image of Antarctica For the Kim Stanley Robinson novel see Antarctica (novel) Antarctica (from Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... With an area of 18,400 sq. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


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Falkland Islands — Infoplease.com (545 words)
The islands are administered as a British crown colony with the capital at Stanley.
The Falklands are rather bleak, rocky moorlands, swept by wind and drenched by chill rain.
The islands are flourishing sheep-raising centers, and the economy was long dependent on the export of wool and the sale of Falkland Islands postage stamps and coins.
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