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Introducing Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas are a popular addition to many Antarctic voyages – usually in conjunction with a visit to South Georgia – but they’re well worth seeing on their own for their spectacular populations of penguins, seals and albatrosses. Surrounded by the South Atlantic and by centuries of controversy, the islands lie 490km east of Patagonia. Two main islands, East and West Falkland, and more than 700 smaller ones cover 12, 173 sq km, about the same area as Northern Ireland or Connecticut.
Until Argentina’s military dictatorship made an ill-advised decision to invade the Falklands in 1982, few people could even pinpoint the location of this remote archipelago. Visiting was difficult until the Argentines built an airport in 1977. The 11-week Falklands War suddenly put the islands on the front page, at the cost of 900 Argentine and British military deaths – one for every three islanders.
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Latest headlines for Falkland Islands
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One-legged rower gets under way
7 July 2009 11:45AM
A Perth man who lost a leg in the Falklands begins his record-breaking attempt to row the Atlantic solo.
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Argentine army in torture ruling
28 June 2009 12:41AM
About 70 Argentine army officers can be charged with torture of their own soldiers during the 1982 Falklands War, a court rules.
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Life abroad in the British forces
27 June 2009 12:41AM
As service people are honoured around Britain on the first Armed Forces Day, we catch up with some posted around the world.
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