The Falkland Islands - YouTube The Falkland Islands Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 8, 2009 Recorded February 18, 2009. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles from the coast of Argentina. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with 776 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. Stanley (formerly known as "Port Stanley") is the capital and only true city in the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope, south of Stanley Harbour, in one of the wettest parts of the islands. As of the 2006 census, the city had a population of 2,115.

The video begins aboard the Star Princess as we sail into Stanley Harbor in the Falkland Islands. Next there is a tour of the town of Stanley complete with comments from our colorful local guide. Next is a visit to the penguin colony at Gypsy Cove. The video then concludes with our sail away from the Falkland Islands aboard the Star Princess. You can see more of Gypsy Cove in my video @ Falkland Islands - The Falklands Falkland Islands Wildlife Share The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina . Although the total number of islands exceeds 740, there are two main islands: East Falkland and West Falkland. The capital city of Stanley is located on the coast of East Falkland, and though its population numbers only 2,000, it is larger than any other town on these rugged and rural islands. Although the Falklands have been the subject of many territorial disputes throughout history, they are now considered an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and therefore an associate territory of the European Union. Because of their long history with England , the official language of the Falklands is English and the official currency is the Falkland Pound, equivalent to the British Pound Sterling.

The primary cuisine found on the Falkland Islands is traditional British food, though there is some influence from nearby South America. For a long time, the majority of visitors to the islands have been from the UK, but there have recently been efforts to increase the popularity of Falkland Islands holidays through eco and adventure tourism packages, as well as including Stanley as a port offered on several cruise packages. Falkland Islands travel is perfect for lovers of nature and wildlife. The rugged and hilly terrain offers an amazing array of wildlife, especially bird and marine species. Penguins, seals, porpoises, dolphins, and whales are only a few of the creatures that draw visitors from all over the world to take vacations here. Additionally, the Falkland Islands are very diligent to conserve their delicate eco-system. Visitors are asked to remove their own litter and not to disturb or handle the flora and fauna on the islands. There is an advisory against campfires in all boggy areas that contain peat, and animals always have the right of way. Although temperatures are cool year-round, Falkland Islands travel is best enjoyed during the warmer months between November and March.

Sunscreen is highly advised between August and September, since the islands are affected by the ozone hole and the risk of sunburn is significantly higher than in other places. The most popular destinations during Falkland Islands holidays include Sea Lion Island, Pebble Island, Saunders Island, Carcass Island, New Island, and West Point Island. Also popular are East Falkland's town of Goose Green, West Falkland's town of Port Howard, and the 2,300 foot Mount Usbourne. Upon arrival to the Falklands, you will most likely fly into Mount Pleasant Airport, 35 miles from Stanley. Falkland Islands travel does not require visas from citizens of Britain, North America, Chile , and most Commonwealth and European countries, but all visitors must provide proof of accommodation, sufficient funds for their travels, and a return ticket to depart the islands. There are taxis as well as a single shuttle bus from the airport into the town of Stanley, and two taxi services are available for transportation within the town. Accommodations available in Stanley include several bed and breakfasts as well as a small selection of hotels.

Shorter flights to other towns in the Falklands are run solely by the Falkland Islands Government Air Service and depart from the smaller airstrip at the Stanley airport. Reservations are required for these flights. Outside Stanley, accommodations range from old farmhouses to lodges to self-catered camping, requiring permission from the landowner. It is important to note that the Falkland Islands have remained rural even in today's age of technology. Therefore, all visitors are advised not to depend on credit cards or wireless internet access, though broadband internet and a GSM cell phone network is available. Compare Travel Sites and Save! List of archipelagos - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. List of archipelagos Canadian Arctic Archipelago ( the world's second largest )Belcher Islands The Belcher Islands are an archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in Hudson Bay.

Along with Flaherty Island, the other large islands are Kugong Island, Tukarak Island, and Innetalling Island.[1]Other major islands in the 1,500 island archipelago are Moore Island, Wiegand Island, Split Island, Snape Island and Mavor Island. Canadian Arctic Archipelago ( the world's second largest )The Queen Elizabeth Islands (formerly Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago) Ellesmere Island Sverdrup Islands Parry Islands Amund Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Bathurst Island,Borden Island, Cornwall Island, Cornwallis Island, Devon Island, Eglinton Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Mackenzie King Island, Melville Island, and Prince Patrick Island.[1] Advertisement ) Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is anarchipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Zemlya Aleksandry (Alexandra Land) Ostrov Rudol'fa (Prince Rudolf Island) Ostrov Kheysa / G.M.O.Imyenya Z.T.Krenkel'a. (Heiss Island) Krenkel Ostrov Greem-Bell (Graham Bell Island) Zemlya Georga (Prince George Land Lofoten (Northern Sami: Lofuohta) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Southern tip of Hinnøya. Southern 60 % (approx.) of Austvågøy Gimsøy Flakstadøya Moskenesøya The New Siberian Islandsare an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

Kotelny Island Vilkitsky Island Zhokhov Island Novaya Zemlya also known in English and in Dutch as Nova Zembla, Norwegian Gåselandet (The Goose Land)) is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe at Cape Zhelaniya Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, and a number of smaller islands. The two main islands are Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern). Novaya Zemlya separates the Barents Sea from the Kara Sea. Severnaya Zemlya is an archipelago in the Russian high Arctic located off mainland Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula across the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago separates two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the Kara Sea in the west and the Laptev Sea in the east. October Revolution, Bolshevik, Komsomolets, and Pioneer Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. Located north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. Barentsøya Svenskøya Wilhelmøya The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that includes Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland. The British Isles also include three dependencies of the British Crown: the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands The Chausey Islands south of Jersey are not generally included the Channel Islands but occasionally described as 'French Channel Islands' in English in view of their French jurisdiction. The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. they are considered the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm (the main islands); Jethou, Brecqhou (Brechou) and Lihou. The Hebrides west coast of Scotland. The outer hebrides has 15 inhabited islands in this archipelago.

The main islands include Barra, Benbecula, Berneray, Harris,Lewis, North Uist, South Uist, and St Kilda. The Hebrides can be divided into two main groups, separated from one another by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south. The Inner Hebrides lie closer to mainland Scotland and include Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Raasay, Staffa and the Small Isles. The Isles of Scilly off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. They are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall. St Mary's St Martin's (with White Island) St Agnes (with Gugh) Bryher (with Gweal) Samson Orkney is an archipelago in northern Scotland, The largest island, known as the "Mainland" has an area of 523.25 square kilometres making it the sixth largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles.

Orkney Mainland Graemsay Wyre Shetland is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland, off the northeast coast. The islands lie to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. Papa Stour Tórshavn ( Streymoy, southern part ) ------- It began with a Viking “Thing”, followed by a mar­ket, later it be­came a thriving town, and today it is one of the smallest and most pleasant capital cities in the world. Streymoy Suðuroy Advertisement Vestmannaeyjar (English: Westman Islands) is a town and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.Vestmannaeyjar came to international attention in 1973 with the eruption of Eldfell volcano. Vestmannaeyjar comprises the following islands: Heimaey (13.4 km²) Elliðaey (0.45 km² the islands Hani, Hæna and Hrauney and the skerry Grasleysa are called Smáeyjar (small islands).

The Bight of Bonny (also known as the Bight of Biafra) is a bight off the West African coast, in the easternmost part (beyond the Bight of Benin to the West) of the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north until it reaches Cape Lopez in Gabon. Countries located at the Bight of Bonny are Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including Annobon), São Tomé and Príncipe and Gabon. Annobón (or Annabon or Anabon; from Ano bom Portuguese for Good Year), also known as Pagalu or Pigalu, is an island of Equatorial Guinea. Bioko (spelled also Bioco, in Europe traditionally called Fernando Pó) is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa, in particular Cameroon, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is volcanic with its highest peak the Pico Basile at 3,012 m (9,882 ft). São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country in terms of population (the Seychelles being the smallest).

It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates. It is also the smallest Portuguese-speaking country. Saint Helena is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world.uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible Island and Gough Island. It has a permanent population of 275 The Bahamas San Salvador Island Bermuda ( Somers Islands) Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1,373 kilometres (853 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.

It has a subtropical climate.[5] For a place of such small size, there have been many shipwrecks nearby. Fernando de Noronha The area is a special municipality (distrito estadual) of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco[4] (despite being closer to the state of Rio Grande do Norte)[5] and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its timezone is UTC−2 hours. The local population and travellers can get to Noronha by plane or cruise from Recife[6] (545 km) or by plane from Natal[7] (360 km). A small environmental preservation fee is charged from tourists upon arrival by Ibama The Magdalen Islands form a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the islands form part of the Canadian province of Quebec. There are eight major islands: Havre-Aubert, Grande Entrée, Cap aux Meules, Grosse Île, Havre aux Maisons, Île aux Loups, Île d'Entrée and Brion. The Outer Lands is a term denoting the prominent terminal moraine archipelagic region off the southern coast of New England in the United States.

This region of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York, comprises the peninsula of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, Nantucket, Block Island, and Long Island, as well as surrounding islets. The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago is a group of 15 small islands and rocks in the Atlantic Ocean.It lies in the ITCZ, a region of severe storms. It is approximately 510 nmi ( 590 mi) from the northeastern coastal town of Touros, (388 mi) northeast of the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, and (620 mi) from the city of Natal. The islets expose serpentinized mantle peridotite and kaesurtite mylonite on the top of the second-largestmegamullion in the world (after the Parece Vela megamullion under Okinotorishima in the Pacific), and they are the only location on Earth where the abyssal mantle is exposed above sea level. British Antarctic Survey maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and at the capital, King Edward Point, as well as museum staff at nearby Grytviken.

The Argentine claim over South Georgia contributed to the 1982 Falklands War, during which Argentine forces briefly occupied part of the Island. Argentina continues to claim sovereignty over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Tierra del Fuego The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chileand Argentina with an area of 48,100 km2 (18,572 sq mi), and a group of smaller islands including Cape Horn. Turks and Caicos Islands The territory is geographically contiguous to the Bahamas, both comprising the Lucayan Archipelago, but is politically a separate entity. The Caicos Islands are separated by the Caicos Passage from the closest Bahamian islands,Mayaguana and Great Inagua. Lucayan Archipelago The Lucayan Archipelago, as defined by Julian Granberry, consists of the islands of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and of theTurks and Caicos Islands (a British Overseas Territory) Falkland Islands (Malvinas) The archipelago, consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands, is a self-governing British Overseas Territory.

The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland. Azores São Miguel Terceira São Jorge Faial Flores Santa Maria Graciosa Corvo Canary Islands Cape Verde Islands The islands are spatially divided into two groups: The Ilhas de Barlavento (English: windward islands): Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista;[10] and The Ilhas de Sotavento (English: leeward islands): Maio, Santiago, Fogo, Brava.[10 Barlavento Islands It can be divided in to two groups: Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santa Luzia islands and Branco and Raso islets lie to the west and are rocky, volcanic, agricultural islands. Sal and Boa Vista lie to the east and are flat, desert islands with economies once based on salt and now turning to tourism, having more in common with Maio among the Sotavento. Minor islets include Ilhéu de Sal-Rei The Sotavento islands The Sotavento islands (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde archipelago.

There are four main islands: Brava, Fogo and Santiago are rocky and volcanic agricultural islands, with the longest histories of human inhabitance and densest populations in the Cape Verdes. Maio lies to the east and is a flat desert island whose economy was primarily based on salt, giving it more in common with Sal and Boa Vista among the Barlavento. Madeira Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas,Selvagem Savage Islands The Savage Islands, also referred to as the Salvage Islands or the Selvagens Islands,[1] (Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐʃ sɛɫˈvaʒɐ̃ȷ̃ʃ]; Spanish: Islas Salvajes) is a small uninhabitable[2] Macaronesia archipelago in the North Atlantic, roughly midway between Madeira and the Canary Islands. Åland Islands Åland comprises Fasta Åland (the "Main Island," with 90% of the population),[2] together with an archipelago to the east that comprises over 6,500 skerries and islands.

Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by 38 kilometres (24 mi) of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry ofMärket,[3] which it shares with Sweden. Archipelago Sea Archipelago Sea (Finnish Saaristomeri, Swedish Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it is the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, although many of the islands are very small and tightly clustered.

Stockholm archipelago The Stockholm archipelago (Swedish: Stockholms skärgård) is the biggest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the biggest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.Some of its more well known islands are Dalarö, Finnhamn, Grinda, Husarö, Ingarö, Isö,Ljusterö, Möja, Nämdö, Rödlöga, Tynningö, Utö, Svartsö and Värmdö. Turku archipelago Turku archipelago may refer to: Archipelago Sea, part of the Baltic Sea outside the Finnish city of Turku Islands of Turku, islands inside the city limits of Turku West Estonian archipelago Vormsi ABC islands (Lesser Antilles) The ABC islands[1] are Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. They are the three western-most islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean, north of Falcón State, Venezuela. From west to east they are, in order: Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire.

Florida Keys Key Largo , Dry Tortugas, key west, islamorada Los Roques archipelago The archipelago is located 80 miles (128 km) directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight, has a total area of 40.61 square kilometres. Being almost an untouched coral reef, Because of the wide variety of seabirds and rich aquatic life, the Venezuelan government declared Los Roques a National Park in 1972. Caribbean -(west indies) The region consists of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north, the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands or the Lucayan Archipelago, which are in fact in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba, not in the Caribbean Sea. Aegean Islands List of islands of Turkey List of islands of Greece The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera.

Ionian Islands The seven are, from north to south: Kerkyra usually known as Corfu in English Paxi also known as Paxos in English Lefkada also known as Lefkas in English Ithaki usually known as Ithaca in English Kefalonia often known as Kefalonia, Cephalonia and Kefallinia in English Zakynthos sometimes known as Zante in English Kythira sometimes known as Cerigo in English Kornati The Kornati archipelago in Croatia is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin county. Malta one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries Malta (Malta), Gozo (Għawdex), and Comino (Kemmuna) Pontine Islands The Pontine Islands are an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. The islands were collectively named after the largest island in the group, Ponza. The other islands in the archipelago are Palmarola, Zannone, and Gavi to the northwest, Ventotene and Santo Stefano to the southeast.

Tuscan Archipelago The archipelago contains the islands of Gorgona, Capraia, Elba (the largest island of the group), Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio, and Giannutri; all of which are protected as part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. Dutch Wadden Islands Langli (uninhabited) Southern Gothenburg Archipelago - lies off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. One of the islands, Brännö, is described as an important location for fairs in the Laxdaela saga, and it is also considered to be the likely location of Breca and the Brondings of the Anglo-Saxon poems Widsith and Beowulf. Andaman Islands North Andaman Island is 285 kilometres (177 mi) south of Burma although a few smaller islands including the three Coco Islands which belong to Burma are further north, while at the southern end of the archipelago the Ten Degree Channel separates the Andamans from the Nicobar Islands to the south.

The highest point in the Andamans is Saddle Peak Most of the forests are evergreen but there are areas of deciduous forest on North Andaman,Middle Andaman, Baratang and parts of South Andaman Island. Chagos Archipelago formerly Oil Islands The largest individual islands are Diego García , Eagle , Île Pierre , Eastern Egmont , Île du Coin and Île Boddam . Cocos (Keeling) Islands North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island. Pulu Keeling National Park, established on 12 December 1995. It is home to the only surviving population of the endemic, and endangered,Cocos Buff-banded Rail. South Keeling Islands is an atoll consisting of 24 individual islets forming an incomplete atoll ring, with a total land area of 13.1 square kilometres (5.1 sq mi). Only Home Island and West Island are populated Comoro Islands They are divided between the sovereign state of Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.

Ngazidja (or Grande Comore): Île de la Possession (Possession Island) Île de l'Est (East Island) Kerguelen Islands also known as Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean constituting the emerged part of the otherwise submerged Kerguelen Plateau. Langkawi,officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. There are two island areas. The Southern Islands, with a heavy tourist population and the islands to the North East which are more secluded without tourist traffic. Langun Island has a fresh water lake like Pregnant Maiden Lake only without the tourists and has Sand Spit Beach on its South facing orientation. Dendang Island next to it form a spectacular bay popular with Langkawi sailing yacht tour operators who favour the area for its natural beauty and peace. Lakshadweep also known as the Laccadive Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea off the coast of the South West Indian state of Kerala. The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India.

India`s Coral Islands The Amindivi group islands and the Lakshadweep group islands , both have a submarine connection between them, together with the Minicoy Island form the Coral Islands of India in the Arabian Sea. All these islands have been built up by corals and have fringing coral reefsvery close to their shores. Maldives Vaikaradhoo Mascarene Islands is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius,Réunion,Seychelles, Rodrigues, Cargados Carajos shoals, plus the former islands of the Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan banks. Mentawai Islands Regency are a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut (4,030 km²) is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai (Pagai Utara) and South Pagai (Pagai Selatan). The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands are known as theMentawai people.

Mergui Archipelago or Pashu Islands is an archipelago in far southernMyanmar (Burma). It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in theAndaman Sea off the western shore of the Malay Peninsula near its landward (northern) end where it joins the rest of Indochina. The largest and highest island is King Island[1] The Mozambique Channel (Bassas da India, Europa, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova) is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar. Islands in the channel Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are part of a great island arc created by the collision of the Indo-Australian Plate with Eurasia.

The collision lifted theHimalayas and most of the Indonesian islands, and created a long arc of highlands and islands, which includes the Arakan Yoma range ofMyanmar, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, and the islands off the west coast of Sumatra, including the Banyak Islands and Mentawai Islands. The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean that are politically part of South Africa. The two islands are named Marion Island and Prince Edward Island. Seychelles is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. It is part of the Mascarene Islands along with Mauritius and Reunion. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest.

Seychelles, with an estimated population of 86,525, has the smallest population of any African state.[3] The Aldabra Group are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1000 kilometres from the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. Aldabra Atoll Cosmoledo Atoll Astove Island The Amirante Islands), a group of coral islands and atolls, belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. There are eight single islands (five low sand cays and three uplifted sand cays), plus three atolls with a total of 18 islets (St. Joseph Atoll with 14, Desroches with 1, Poivre Atoll with 3). The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles Farquhar Atoll St. Pierre Island Wizard Reef Socotra is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. Socotra is part of the Republic of Yemen. Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin.

The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra , the three smaller islands of Abd al Kuri, Samhah andDarsa and small rock outcrops like Ka'l Fir'awn and Sābūnīyah that are uninhabitable by humans but important for seabirds Tromelin Island In 1761 the French ship Utile, carrying slaves from Madagascar to Mauritius, ran onto the reefs of the island. The crew reached Madagascar in a raft, abandoning some 60 slaves on the desert island. Fifteen years later in 1776, the chevalier de Tromelin captain of the French warship La Dauphine, visited the island and rescued the survivors — seven women and an eight-month-old child. Tromelin Island was occupied by France in 1954 while it was part of Mauritius and is claimed by Mauritius The Zanzibar Archipelago consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Main islands Unguja Island, the largest, colloquially referred to as Zanzibar Pemba Island, the second largest Dahlak Archipelago The pearl fisheries of the archipelago have been famous since Roman times and still produce a substantial number of pearls. Only four of the islands are permanently inhabited, of which Dahlak Kebir is the largest and most populated. Other inhabited islands of the archipelago are Dhuladhiya, Dissei, Dohul, Erwa, Harat, Harmil, Isra-Tu, Nahaleg, Norahand Shumma, although not all are permanently inhabited. Farasan Islands is a large coral island group in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia. It is a protected area and was home to the extinct Arabian gazelle and, in winter, migratory birdsfrom Europe. The largest island of the archipelago is Farasan Island; others include Sajid Island and Zufaf Island.

[edit] Aleutian Islands formerly known as Catherine archipelago comprise five groups (east to west): the Fox, Islands of Four Mountains,Andreanof, Rat, and Near island groups (with Buldir Island halfway between Favian and Diana Islands, but part of neither group). The largest islands in the Aleutians are Attu (also the nearest to the mainland), and Unalaska, Umnak and Akun in the Fox Islands. Alexander Archipelago off the southeastern coast ofAlaska. The largest islands are Chichagof Island, Admiralty Island, Baranof Island, Wrangell Island, Revillagigedo Island, Kupreanof Island, Dall Island andPrince of Wales Island. Ketchikan on Revillagigedo Island and Sitka on Baranof Island are the largest towns on the islands. The most populous neighborhoods of the largest town in the region, Juneau, are on the mainland, though portions of the city also lie on Douglas Island, which is a part of the archipelago. The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along theSanta Barbara Channel in the United States of America.

Five of the islands are part of the Channel Islands National Park. Santa Catalina Island is the only one of the eight islands with a significant permanent civilian settlement—the resort city of Avalon, California, and the unincorporated town of Two Harbors. Natural Seepage of Oil occurs at several places in the Santa Barbara channel. The Channel Islands at low elevations are virtually frost-free and constitute one of the few such areas in the 48 contiguous US states. It snows only rarely, on higher mountain peaks. Chiloé Archipelago consists of several islands lying off the coast of Chile. It is separated from mainland Chile by Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and Gulf of Corcovado to the southeast. The main island is Chiloé Island. The province of Chiloé includes all the Chiloé Archipelago except the Grupo Desertores islands, plus the Isla Guafo.

The Desventuradas Islands (Spanish: Unfortunate Islands) is a group of four small islands located 850 kilometres (530 mi) off the coast of Chile, northwest of Santiago in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The islands together have a total land area of four squarekilometers. The islands were sighted by Juan Fernández in 1574, and perhaps earlier by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa wrote in 1579 that "they are now called after St Felix and St Ambor (i.e. Felix and Nabor)". However, by linguistic corruption, the name of the martyrAmbor (Nabor) became confused with that of the more famous bishop Saint Ambrose (San Ambrosio).[2] San Felix played a part in the Falklands war. The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean there are 18 main islands. Refer to The Gulf Islands are the islands in the Strait of Georgia (also known as the Gulf of Georgia, ), betweenVancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

The major Southern Gulf Islands, in alphabetical order, are: Gabriola Island Santa Clara Alejandro Selkirk Island The islands are mainly known for having been the home to the sailor Alexander Selkirk for four years Patagonic Archipelago The Patagonic Archipelago is an archipelago on the southwest of coast of South America covering about one third of Chile's coast. Situated between Chacao Channel and Drake's Passage it covers large parts of Chilean Aisén and Magallanes Region. Due to its position between the south Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific, it has strategic waterways such as the Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel. Chonos Archipelago ) is a series of low mountainous elongated islands with deep bays, traces of a submerged Chilean Coast Range. The deep Moraleda Channelseparates the islands of the Chonos Archipelago from the mainland of Chile and from Magdalena Island. The largest islands are Melchor Island, Benjamin Island, Traiguen Island, Riveros Island, Cuptana Island, James Island, Victoria Island,Simpson Island, Level Island, Luz Island.

Far out in the Pacific is Guamblin Island with the Isla Guamblin National Park. The National park comprises about 106 km². Blue whalescan often be seen here. Diego Ramírez Islands (Spanish: Islas Diego Ramírez) are a small group of lesser islands located in the southernmost extreme ofChile about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Cape Horn and 93 km (58 mi) SSE of Ildefonso Islands The islands contain the southernmost point of theSouth American continent , a title often incorrectly awarded to Cape Horn. Águila Islet , is the southernmost. They were first sighted on 12 February 1619 by the Garcia de Nodal expedition, and named after the cosmographer of the expedition, Diego Ramírez de Arellano.[1] They were cited as the southernmost land mass plotted as of that time, and retained the honor for 156 years, until the discovery of the South Sandwich Islands in 1775. Queen Adelaide Archipelago is an island group in Zona Austral, the extreme south of Chile.

It belongs to the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. The major islands in the group are Pacheco Island, Contreras Island, Ramirez Island, Cochrane Island, Juan Guillermo Island and the Rennell Islands (South Rennell Island and North Rennell Island). Tierra del Fuego Spanish for "Land of Fire" is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of 48,100 km2 (18,572 sq mi), and a group of smaller islands including Cape Horn. Wollaston Islands is a group of islands in the extreme south of Chile near Cape Horn The islands are inside Cabo de Hornos National Park, belonging to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos in Antártica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. They belong to the Tierra del Fuego archipelago.

The islands were named between 1829 and 1831 by the British naval officer Henry Foster, after the English scientist William Hyde Wollaston. The Yahgan name of the islands was Yachkusin, 'place of islands The Queen Charlotte Islands,[2] officially Haida Gwaii ("Islands of the People" on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. They consist of two main islands: Graham Island in the north, and Moresby Island in the south Other major islands include Anthony, Langara, Louise, Lyell,Burnaby, and Kunghit Islands. The islands are separated from the British Columbia mainland to the east by Hecate Strait. Vancouver Island lies to the south, across Queen Charlotte Sound, while the U.S. state of Alaska is to the north, across the disputed Dixon Entrance. The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S. state of Washington.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the San Juan Islands as the archipelago north of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, west ofRosario Strait, east of Haro Strait, and south of Boundary Pass.[1] To the north lie the open waters of the Strait of Georgia. The USGS definition coincides with San Juan County. Islands not in San Juan County are not part of the San Juan Islands, according to the USGS. Japanese Archipelago (including Sakhalin) - the world's third largest (Island Nation) Kuril Islands in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. Malay Archipelago It includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore,Brunei, East Malaysia and East Timor. The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands, the Spice Islands) are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region.

Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located east of Sulawesi (Celebes), west of New Guinea, and north of Timor. The islands were also historically known as the "Spice Islands" by the Chinese and Europeans, but this term has also been applied to other islands outside Indonesia. Phillipines To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across theSouth China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south theCelebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and its tropical climate make the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons . 3 Divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area. The provincial capital is Basco. The Babuyan Islands consist of five major islands: Babuyan Island, Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri, and Fuga.

Note that the Camiguin island here is different from the island-province of Camiguin in Mindanao. Geologically the islands are part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc. In the 19th century, sailors stumbled on the islands and started a backward civilization. In the mid-20th century Christian Missionaries introduced Christianity to the islands. In 1942, Japanese troops landed in the Babuyan Islands. The Calamian is a group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan. It includes: Busuanga Island Coron Island Culion Island Historically, the Calamianes was site of the Spanish politico-militar Provincia de Calamianes. Spain later purchased mainland Paragua from the Sultan of Borneo. During the American occupation, the old Provincia de Calamianes was dissolved and jointly administered with the Island of Paragua as the new Province of Palawan. Since the American regime and until recently, Calamianes serves host to the Culion Leper Colony which is now a regular municipality of the Philippines. The Sulu Archipelago is a chain of islands in the southwestern Philippines.

This archipelago is considered to be part of theMoroland by the local rebel independence movement. Visayan Islands and locally known as Kabisay-an gid, is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea. Its population are referred to as the Visayans. The Sunda Islands are a group of islands that form part of the Malay archipelago The islands are divided up between four countries, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Greater Sunda Islands Lesser Sunda Islands, from west to east Bali Falkland Islands Hotels Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Hotels The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal Read more islands are about 500 km east of the southern Patagonian coast, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of 12,200 sq km (4,700 sq mi), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands.

As a British overseas territory the Falklands enjoy internal self-governance, with the United Kingdom taking responsibility for their defense and foreign affairs. Stanley is the capital city of the Falklands Islands, situated on East Falkland around picturesque Stanley Harbour. Anywhere outside of Stanley is referred to as the Camp. The pound (£ , or alternatively FK£ ,) is the currency of the Falkland Islands. The main religion is Christianity. Smaller numbers are Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists and Greek Orthodox. Weather conditions are similar to the United Kingdom, with more hours of sunshine and less rainfall on average. Winters are generally mild with some light snow and summers are slightly cooler than in Britain. Temperatures range from -5°C to 25°C. The islands are relatively sunny in summer, with daily hours of sunshine similar to England's southern coastal regions. It is generally wetter on the east than the west of the islands. About Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 500 km east of the southern Patagonian coast, at a latitude of about 52°S.

The archipelago, with an area of 12,200 sq km (4,700 sq mi), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory the Falklands enjoy internal self-governance, with the United Kingdom taking responsibility for their defense and foreign affairs. Stanley is the capital city of the Falklands Islands, situated on East Falkland around picturesque Stanley Harbour. Anywhere outside of Stanley is referred to as the Camp. The pound (£ , or alternatively FK£ ,) is the currency of the Falkland Islands. The main religion is Christianity. Smaller numbers are Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists and Greek Orthodox. Weather conditions are similar to the United Kingdom, with more hours of sunshine and less rainfall on average. Winters are generally mild with some light snow and summers are slightly cooler than in Britain. Temperatures range from -5°C to 25°C. The islands are relatively sunny in summer, with daily hours of sunshine similar to England's southern coastal regions. It is generally wetter on the east than the west of the islands.

Read more Falkland Islands Hotels Guide Discover Falkland Islands's capital city with its accommodation ranging from the luxury five-star with swimming pool or to the simple guest house. We help you find the ideal accommodation in Falkland Islands for your holiday, business trip and weekend break. We offer vast selection of accommodation in Falkland Islands from Luxury Resorts, Hotels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Villas and Self-Catering Resorts. When planning your holiday in Falkland Islands, our selection of hotels will make your trip very easy and you can search for hotels in Falkland Islands by destination or simply search by name for a specific hotel or an apartment and check our Recommended Hotels in Falkland Islands for more choices. Atlas of the Falkland Islands - Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the Falkland Islands From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.

Falkland Islands Falkland Islands - Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands, also called the Malvinas, are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles (483 kilometres) from the coast of South America, 671 miles (1080 km) west of the Shag Rocks ( ► South Georgia ), and 584 miles (940 km) north of ► Antarctica (Elephant Island). 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 early years of Argentina's independence from Spain in 1810.

Islas Malvinas Las Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) constituyen un archipiélago situado al sur del Océano Atlántico, en la plataforma epicontinental llamada Mar Argentino, a una distancia mínima de la Patagonia de 480 km, a 772 km al noreste del cabo de Hornos, 1080 km al oeste de las Islas Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur (Shag Rocks), y a 940 km al norte de la Isla Elefante en Antártida. Administradas por el Reino Unido a partir de la ocupación de 1833, constituyen en la actualidad uno de sus territorios de ultramar. La Argentina, por su parte, las reclama como propias y las incluye nominalmente dentro de su provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. Short name ► British overseas territory since 1833. Disputed by ► Argentina . Location Protestantism More information Map of the Falkland Islands Map of the Falkland Islands with shaded relief.

Also in French Topographic map of the Falkland Islands. Also in French Simpler topographic map of the Falkland Islands. Also in French Map of the Falkland Islands, Islas Malvinas with the Argentine names Map of the Falkland Islands Geological map (in English) Geological map (in Spanish) History maps This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day the Falkland Islands, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day the Falkland Islands. In 1764 France establishes a colony on East Falkland, followed by the United Kingdom in 1766 on West Falkland. The French settlement is transfered to Spain in 1767. Although the British withdraw in 1774, they claim sovereignty over all Falklands. The British withdraw is followed in 1811 by a Spanish withdraw. In 1820 Argentina claims sovereignty, followed by the forming of an Argentine settlement in 1826. In 1833 the United Kingdoms occupies the archipelago and in 1892 the islands become the British colony of the Falkland Islands.

In 1982 Argentina invades the islands. The San Carlos landings Later that year the United Kingdom invades the islands and after the Battle of Goose Green , British rule is restored, which leads to an end of the Falklands War In 1985, Britain separates South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands from the Falkland Islands to form a seperate territory. Satellite maps Notes and references General remarks: The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references . Every entry has an introduction section in English. If other languages are native and/or official in an entity, introductions in other languages are added in separate sections. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Wikipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections. Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries. The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.

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They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with 776 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital 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. In pursuit of this claim in 1982, the islands were invaded by Argentina, precipitating the two-month-long undeclared Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, which resulted in the defeat and withdrawal of Argentine forces. Since the war there has been strong economic growth in both fisheries and tourism. The inhabitants of the islands are British citizens (since a 1983 Act) and under Argentine Law are eligible for Argentine citizenship. Many can trace their origins in the Islands back to early nineteenth century Scottish immigration. The island's residents reject the Argentine sovereignty claim. Name The islands are referred to in the English language as "[The] Falkland Islands". This name dates from an expedition led by John Strong in 1690, who named the islands after his patron, Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland.

The Spanish name for the islands, "Islas Malvinas", is derived from the French name "ï¿½les Malouines", bestowed in 1764 by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the mariners and fishermen from the Breton port of Saint-Malo who became the island's first known human settlers. The ISO designation is "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)". Due to the ongoing sovereignty dispute the use of many Spanish names is considered offensive in the Falkland Islands, particularly those associated with the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands. General Sir Jeremy Moore would not allow the use of Islas Malvinas in the surrender document, dismissing it as a propaganda term. GEOGRAPHY The Falkland Islands comprise two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland (in Spanish Isla Gran Malvina and Isla Soledad respectively) and about 776 small islands. The total land area is 4,700 square miles (12,173 kmï¿½), approximately the same area as Connecticut or Northern Ireland , and a coastline estimated at 800 miles (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 2,313 feet (705 m) at Mount Usborne on East Falkland. There are also some boggy plains, most notably Lafonia, the southern half of East Falkland. Virtually the entire area of the islands is used as pasture for sheep . Smaller islands surround the main two. They include Barren Island, Beaver Island, Bleaker Island, Carcass Island, George Island, Keppel Island, Lively Island, New Island, Pebble Island, Saunders Island, Sealion Island, Speedwell Island, Staats Island, Weddell Island, and West Point Island. The Jason Islands lie to the north west of the main archipelago, and Beauchene Island some distance to its south. Speedwell Island and George Island are split from East Falkland by Eagle Passage.

The islands claim a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22 km) and an exclusive fishing zone of 200 nautical miles (370 km), which has been a source of disagreement with Argentina. Surrounded by cool South Atlantic waters , the Falkland Islands have a cold maritime climate with a narrow temperature range of about 19ï¿½C (66ï¿½F) in summer and 2ï¿½C (36ï¿½F) in winter. Rainfall is relatively low at about 24 inches. Humidity and winds, however, are constantly high. Snow is rare, but can occur at almost any time of year. Destï¿½fani, Laurio H. (1982). The Malvinas, the South Georgias and the South Sandwich Islands, the conflict with Britain. Falkland Islands Map / Geography of Falkland Islands / Map of Falkland Islands - Worldatlas.com Print this map Captain John Davis, an English man-of-the-sea, sighted the Falklands in 1592.

However, the first recorded landing by a British navigator occurred almost a century later when Captain John Strong came ashore in 1690. The first settlement was established in 1764 by the French , and two years later was ceded to Spain ; since then, these islands have been the subject of territorial disputes; first between Britain and Spain , then between Britain and Argentina . In the early 1800's, numerous governments had a small presence, but none lasted. A few battles were fought to control the islands, but through it all the British prevailed, and finally asserted their long-standing claim. The islands were visited twice by Charles Darwin and today there is a small settlement there bearing his name. The Falkland Islands would later play a small part in England's battle for supremacy of the high seas in both World Wars. In WWI, the British sunk a series of German military and transport ships coming through the area, and in WWII, the proud Falkland Islands donated 50,000 to the war effort. As the British presence in the Falklands was reduced in the late 1970s, the Argentina military saw an opportunity, and subsequently invaded the islands on April 2, 1982.

The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced Argentina to surrender on June 14, 1982. Argentina, which has historically claimed the islands, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek them by military force, and even today, the UK firmly rejects Argentina's requests for sovereignty talks. The economy here was once based on the raising of sheep for wool, but as that market declined worldwide, offshore fishing and oil exploration are now the major factors in its economy, and both have helped improve the overall standard of living. The current population is mostly of British descent, and for the most part they live in and around Stanley. There are a few hardy (some say fortunate) souls living on picturesque family farms that dot the outer islands. Travelers love this place, and so did we, but tourist fans of the Falklands are few and far between when you consider the isolated location of this beautiful place. See Also

Question: What is the capital of the archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean called The Falkland Islands?
Answer: Stanley