The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles off the coast of Argentina. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with about 700 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital and largest city. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, but have been the subject of a claim to sovereignty by Argentina since the British invasion of 1833.
Own workBackground and elevation reference maps : Microsoft Encarta atlas (1999 edition) and UK government map1982 demographic data : CIA map available on the site of the University of Texas at Austin
Eric Gaba (Sting)