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ARTICLES RELATED TO Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands | | | |  Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands - History of Sovereignty claimsSee Also:History of the Falkland Islands
Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands - First Settlements.
Claims of 16th century Spanish and English discovery have been advanced for centuries, but Dutchman Sebald de Weert's 1600 discovery is the earliest one that is accepted generally. France was the first country to establish de facto control in the Falkland Islands, with the foundation of Port Louis in East Falkland, in 1764. The French c ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - History Main article: History of the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands were uninhabited when they were first discovered by European explorers. Disputed evidence exists of prior settlement by humans based on the existence of the Falkland Island fox, or Warrah on the islands. It is thought this fox was brought to the island by humans, although it may have reached the islands itself via a land bridge during the last ice age.
The first European explorer widely credited with sighting the islands is Sebald de Weert, a Dutch sailor ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - Politics Executive authority comes from the Queen and is exercised by the Governor on her behalf. The Governor is also responsible for the administration of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, as these islands have no native inhabitants. Defence and Foreign Affairs are the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
Under the constitution, the latest version of which came into force in 1985, there is an Executive Council and a Legislative Council. The Executive Council, which advises the Governor, is also chaired by the Governor. It consis ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - Demographics The population is 2,967 (July 2003 estimate), the majority of which are of British descent (approximately 70%). Those people from the United Kingdom who have obtained Falkland Island status, became what are known locally as 'belongers'. However a few are of Scandinavian descent. Some are the descendants of whalers who reached the Islands during the last two centuries. Furthermore there is a small minority of South American, mainly Chilean origin, and in more recent times many people from St Helena have also come to work in the Islands. The Falkland Islands have been a centre ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - Transport The Falkland Islands has two airports with paved runways. RAF Mount Pleasant, 30 miles west of Stanley acts as the main international airport, with flights operated by the Royal Air Force to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with a refueling stop at RAF Ascension Island. RAF flights are on Tri-Stars although it is common for charter aircraft to be used if the Tri-Stars are required for operational flights. Flights are also available to Chile operated by LAN. Port Stanley Airport is a smaller airport outside the city, and is use ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - Geography The islands are 300 miles (483 km) from the South American mainland. There are two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland and about 700 small islands. The total land area is 12,173 km², approximately the same area as Connecticut or Northern Ireland, and a coastline estimated at 1,288 km.
Much of the land is part of the two main islands separated by the Falkland Sound: East Falkland, home to the capital of Stanley and the majority of the population, and West Falkland. Both islands have mountain ranges, rising to 705 m at Mount ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falkland Islands - Economy Main article: Economy of the Falkland Islands
The largest industries are fishing and agriculture. The islands have oil reserves that are believed to be quite substantial, but have yet to be exploited. The climatic conditions of the southern seas mean that the economic viability of any exploitation is poor. The continuing sovereignty dispute with Argentina also hampers exploration possibilities. Since the 1982 war, expenditure by the British military ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - History
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia.
The Island of South Georgia was first said to have been sighted in 1675 by Anthony de la Roche, a London merchant, and it was named Pepys Island after Samuel Pepys, the Admiralty Secetary. It was rediscovered in 1775 by Captain James Cook, who after dismissing his find as "not worth the discovery," went on to name it "the Isle of Georgia" in honour of King George III
Throughout the 19th century it was a sealers' base and, in the following ...
See also:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - History, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Politics, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Geography, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia Group, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Economy, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Fishing, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Tourism, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Postage Stamps Read more here: » South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - History |
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - Lead up to the war
Falklands War - Build-up.
Galtieri, who was the leader of the military government of Argentina at the time, aimed to counterbalance public concern over economic and human rights issues with a speedy nationalist victory over the Falklands. Argentina exerted pressure in the United Nations by raising subtle hints of a possible invasion, but the British either missed or ignored this threat and did not react. The Argentines interpreted the lack of British reaction as disengagement from the Falklands, and assumed that ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Politics Executive power is vested in The Queen, and is exercised by the Civil Commissioner, a post held by the Governor of the Falkland Islands. The current Civil Commissioner is Howard Pearce. An Assistant Commissioner deals with policy matters and is also Director of SGSSI Fisheries, responsible for the issue of fishing licenses. An Operations Manager deals with administrative matters relating to the territory. The Financial Secretary and Attorney General of the territory are app ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands consist of two main groups of islands:
South Georgia and its associated islands, which consist of the island of South Georgia Island, which is by far the largest island in the territory, the islands that immediately surround the main island of South Georgia and some remote and isolated islets west and east-southeast of the main island of South Georgia Island.
The South Sandwich Islands
For a more detailed list of the islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Economy As there are no native inhabitants, economic activity in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is limited. The territory has revenues of less than $300,000 against expenditures of nearly $500,000. The main sources of income for the territory include fishing, tourism and sale of postage stamps.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Fishing.
Fishing takes place around South Georgia and in adjacent waters in some months of the year, with fishing licences sold by the territory for finfish and k ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Economy As there are no native inhabitants, economic activity in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is limited. The territory has revenues of less than $300,000 against expenditures of nearly $500,000. The main sources of income for the territory include fishing, tourism and sale of postage stamps.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Fishing.
Fishing takes place around South Georgia and in adjacent waters in some months of the year, with fishing licences sold by the territory for finfish and krill. T ...
See also:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - History, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Politics, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Geography, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia Group, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Economy, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Fishing, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Tourism, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Postage Stamps Read more here: » South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Encyclopedia II - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Economy |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia Group.
South Georgia is situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1390 km south by east of the Falkland Islands, in 54-55°S, 36-38°W. It has a land area of 3756 km², including satellite islands, but excluding the South Sandwich Islands which form a separate island group. The main island itself, also called Pepys Island (San Pedro in Spanish), has an area of 3528 km². It is mountainous, with 11 peaks over 2,000 m high, their slopes furrowed ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - War By mid-April the Royal Air Force had set up an airbase at Wideawake on the mid-Atlantic island of Ascension, including a sizable force of Vulcan bombers, Victor refuelling aircraft, and F-4 Phantom fighters to protect them. Meanwhile the main British naval task force arrived at Ascension to prepare for war. However a small force had already been sent south to re-capture South Georgia.
Falklands War ...
See also:Falklands War, Falklands War - Lead up to the war, Falklands War - Build-up, Falklands War - Failed diplomacy, Falklands War - Invasion, Falklands War - Life under the occupation, Falklands War - Task force, Falklands War - Shuttle diplomacy and U.S. involvement, Falklands War - French involvement, Falklands War - War, Falklands War - Recapture of South Georgia, Falklands War - The Black Buck Raids, Falklands War - Sinking of the Belgrano, Falklands War - Sinking of HMS Sheffield, Falklands War - Landing at Port San Carlos, Falklands War - Goose Green, Falklands War - Battle for Stanley, Falklands War - Analysis, Falklands War - Military, Falklands War - Political, Falklands War - Weapon Export Controls, Falklands War - Medical, Falklands War - Impact in Argentina, Falklands War - Cultural impact in the UK, Falklands War - Falklands War Veterans afflictions, Falklands War - Artistic treatments, Falklands War - Computer games Read more here: » Falklands War: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - War |
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Falklands War - Computer games.
Falklands War - 1982 — This scenario collection, created with the Harpoon3 naval / aerial warfare simulator, is intended to accurately recreate the real-life war from 1982.
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - Impact in Argentina The Argentine loss of the War led to ever-larger protests against the military regime and is credited with giving the final push to drive out the military government that had overthrown Isabel Perón in 1976 and participated in the crimes of the Dirty War. Democracy returned to Argentina in 1983.
The famous writer Jorge Luis Borges, himself partly of British descent and bilingual from birth in Spanish and English, wrote in 1985 a short poem (Juan López y John Ward) about two fictional soldiers (one of each side) that died in the Falklands, ...
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| | | | Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - Analysis
Falklands War - Military.
Militarily, the Falklands War was important for a number of reasons.
It was one of the few major naval battles so far to have occurred after the end of World War II. As such this conflict illustrated the vulnerability of surface ships to anti-ship missiles and reaffirmed the effectiveness of aircraft in naval warfare. The viability of stealth (in the form of submarines) again proved its usefulness, much as it ...
See also:Falklands War, Falklands War - Lead up to the war, Falklands War - Build-up, Falklands War - Failed diplomacy, Falklands War - Invasion, Falklands War - Life under the occupation, Falklands War - Task force, Falklands War - Shuttle diplomacy and U.S. involvement, Falklands War - French involvement, Falklands War - War, Falklands War - Recapture of South Georgia, Falklands War - The Black Buck Raids, Falklands War - Sinking of the Belgrano, Falklands War - Sinking of HMS Sheffield, Falklands War - Landing at Port San Carlos, Falklands War - Goose Green, Falklands War - Battle for Stanley, Falklands War - Analysis, Falklands War - Military, Falklands War - Political, Falklands War - Weapon Export Controls, Falklands War - Medical, Falklands War - Impact in Argentina, Falklands War - Cultural impact in the UK, Falklands War - Falklands War Veterans afflictions, Falklands War - Artistic treatments, Falklands War - Computer games Read more here: » Falklands War: Encyclopedia II - Falklands War - Analysis |
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