7 Facts about the Falkland Islands

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1. The Falkland Islands are located 650 km off the south-east coast of South America and consist of approximately 740 islands. The total land mass of the Falkland Islands is 12,173 square km, approximately the size of the US State Connecticut, the Bahamas or half the size of Wales.

2. First claimed by Britain in 1765, the British, French and Spanish periodically had garrisons in the Islands until 1811, when all the garrisons were withdrawn. On 6th October 1832, 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 2nd January 1833, the Royal Navy evicted the Argentine military garrison with no loss of life.

3. In 1845 Stanley was founded and continues to remain the islands’ Capital to this day. In the 19th century Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, became one of the world’s busiest ports because of the damage sustained by ships going around the Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America). This was ended when the Panama Canal opened in 1914 and shipping could travel from the Atlantic to Pacific via the canal.

4. The island’s weather is strongly affected by the cool South Atlantic Ocean giving it a narrow annual temperature. However, the weather is similar to the UK but with more sunshine hours and less rainfall, but a lower average temperature in the summer. Summers are from October to March and experience an average of 6.6 hours of sunshine per day and have a Mean Maximum temperature of 13.6°C. During winter, April to September, the sunshine hours decrease to an average of 3 hours per day and temperatures drop to a Mean Maximum average of 6.6°C.

5. The Falkland Islands are a United Kingdom Overseas Territory by choice. On 10th and 11th March 2013, the Falkland Islands Government held an internationally observed Referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands. The people of the Falkland Islands were asked "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?”. The turnout was 92% and 99.8% of people voted to remain a British Overseas Territory.

6. The Falkland Islands population is homogeneous, with the majority of inhabitants having been descended from Scottish and Welsh immigrants who settled the territory in 1833. In the 2012 census, a majority of residents listed their nationality as Falkland Islander, followed by British, Saint Helenian, and Chilean. A small number of Argentines also live on the islands.

7. On the 1st April 1982, an Argentine military force invaded the Falkland Islands. The British forces liberated the Falkland Islands after 74 days of occupation on 14th June 1982. Unfortunately, nearly 1,000 Falkland Island, British and Argentine lives were lost as a result of the war.

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