Fauklan Isles

The Fauklan Isles (Inglis: Falkland Islands; Spaingie: Islas Malvinas [malˈβinas]) are a airchipelago in the Sooth Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonie Shelf. The principal islands are aboot 300 mile (480 km) east o Sooth Americae's soothren Patagonie coast, at a latitude o aboot 52°S. The airchipelago, wi a area o 4,700 square mile (12,000 km2), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a Breetish overseas territory, the Fauklan Isles hae internal sel-govrenance, an the Unitit Kinrick taks responsibility for their defence an foreign affairs. The islands' caipital is Stanley on East Falkland. References Freemit airtins Wikimedia Atlas o Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Government (offeecial steid) Falkland Islands Development Corporation (offeecial steid) Falkland Islands News Network Archived 2004-03-25 at the Wayback Machine (official site) Falkland Islands Profile (BBC)