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As of 2011 there were 113 uncleared minefields on the Falkland Islands and Unexploded ordnance ( UXOs ) covering an area of 13 km < sup > 2 </ sup >.
Of this area, 5. 5 km < sup > 2 </ sup > on the Murrell Peninsular were classified as being " suspected minefields " – the area had been heavily pastured for the previous 25 years without incident.
It was estimated that these minefields had 20, 000 anti-personnel mines and 5, 000 anti-tank mines.
No human casualties from mines or UXO have been reported in the Falkland Islands since 1984, and no civilian mine casualties have ever occurred on the islands.
The UK reported six military personnel were injured in 1982 and a further two injured in 1983.
Most military accidents took place while clearing the minefields in the immediate aftermath of the 1982 conflict or in the process of trying to establish the extent of the minefield perimeters, particularly where no detailed records existed.
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