Falkland Islands

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(place) by Segnbora-t (17 hr) (print) ? I like it! Fri Jan 21 2000 at 19:33:00

Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina, also known as Islas Malvinas. Currently an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, but Argentina also claims them and the two countries fought the brief Falkland Islands War over them in 1982.

(place) by frog51 (5.3 y) (print) ? 3 C!s I like it! Mon Feb 05 2001 at 12:42:16

The Falkland Islands are one of the most beautiful areas of the earth. I lived there for some of my teenage years and would love to go back. Unfortunately tickets are a little expensive now. Imagine an area the size of Wales with hardly anybody anywhere. Great hulking mountains, vast plains and peat bogs for riding across on trailbikes, miles and miles of sandy beaches, wild birds as yet unafraid of man that will come up and feed out of your hand. I have wonderful memories of Christmasses spent down at the beach lying in the sun - everyone drinking beer, wine or cocktails. Due to its position, it is much warmer than the UK - very little rain or snow as most precipitation is deposited on the Andes, and the thinner ozone layer makes for a stronger Sun. It was always fun to head south from Scotland to RAF Brize Norton, fly to Ascension Island and then onward to Mount Pleasant Airport which is about 40 miles west of Port Stanley. Of course the first few times we went out there, the Ascension Island to Falkland Islands hop was by North Sea Ferry or Cruise Liner which was excellent. Two weeks at sea from near the equator to 52 degrees south, with a few civilians and hundreds of military bods. I think that was the first time I ever got to fire a GPMG, a Rocket Launcher and a LAW.

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Falklands War	Islas Malvinas	Get your filthy hands off my desert	The War for Canadian Independence
law	CIA World Factbook - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	GPMG	CNN is propaganda
HMS Invincible	Argentina	1982	The Everything People Registry : Whales
Southern Ocean Islands	Spirit of the Falklands	James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury	Scharnhorst
How to make war	Coronel	James Ross	rapier
Throbbing Python of Love	Port Stanley	Jehovah's Witnesses	1771

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