Falkland Islands Falkland Islands The Bodie Suspension Bridge is said to be the southernmost suspension bridge in the world, and is in the Falkland Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodie Suspension Bridge"
Camp is the term used in the Falkland Islands to refer to any part of the islands outside of the islands' only significant town, Stanley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camp (Falkland Islands)"
Chris Simpkins has been Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands since March 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chris Simpkins"
The Falkland Island Fox (Dusicyon australis, formerly named Canis antarcticus), also known as the Warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Island Wolf or Antarctic Wolf and by Argentine writers as the Malvinas Zorro, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876, the only known canid to have gone extinct in historical times. The most closely related species to the monotypic genus Dusicyon among southern-hemisphere foxes is Pseudalopex griseus, the culpeo or Patagonian fox. ...more on Wikipedia about "Falkland Island Fox"
The Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands are located at . 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. Stanley is the capital and largest city, on East Falkland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Falkland Islands"
*"Post-drilling analysis of the North Falkland Basin– part 1: tectono-stratigraphic framework", by Phil Richards and B. V. Hillier. Journal of Petroleum Geology, vol. 23(3), July 2000, pp. 253-272. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geology of the Falkland Islands"
This is a list of fish on stamps of the Falkland Islands ...more on Wikipedia about "List of fish on stamps of the Falkland Islands"
The Falkland Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and as such rely on the UK for guarantee of their security. The other UK territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under the protection of the British forces on the Falklands (known as Falkland Islands Defence Forces, British Forces Falkland Islands or the Falklands Garrison), which includes commitments from the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military of the Falkland Islands"
Port Stanley Airport is an airport in the Falkland Islands, two miles outside the capital, Stanley. The airport is the only civilian airport in the Islands with a paved runway. The airport is operated by the Government of the Falkland Islands, and is used for internal flights between the Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Stanley Airport"
RAF Mount Pleasant is a military base for the Royal Air Force in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The facility also serves as the islands' only international airport. The base, home to anywhere between 1000 and 2000 British military personnel, is located about thirty miles southwest of Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, on the island of East Falkland. ...more on Wikipedia about "RAF Mount Pleasant"
Spain had since 1774 assumed uncontested sovereignty over the islands, called Malvinas by them, ruling them from Buenos Aires as part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. The islands were abandoned by the Spanish in 1811, with a plaque asserting Spanish sovereignty left behind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands"
(Transport in the Falkland Islands) Railways: ...more on Wikipedia about "Transport in the Falkland Islands"
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