FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Located near Southern South America, The Falkland Islands are in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina. Download high resolution version (1100x1400, 218 KB)Phytoplankton bloom off Falkland Islands January 26, 2004, 18:35 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File links The following pages link to this file: Falkland Islands Geography of the Falkland Islands Categories: NASA images ... Download high resolution version (1100x1400, 218 KB)Phytoplankton bloom off Falkland Islands January 26, 2004, 18:35 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File links The following pages link to this file: Falkland Islands Geography of the Falkland Islands Categories: NASA images ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)
Climate: Cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
Map of the Falkland Islands
Terrain
Rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains
The FalklandIslands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, and are the same distance from the South Pole as Britain is from the North Pole.
Also discussed are the Falklands Conflict of 1982, as well as the islands' geography, climate, political status and economy.
A substantial section of the travel map covers the wildlife and plants of the Falklands, which are surprisingly varied and are one of the islands ' main visitor attractions.
The FalklandIslands are 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 FalklandIslands 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 FalklandIslands is under the direct jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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