* The Parish of the Falkland Islands ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* 1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

He does hold metropolitical authority over several extra-provincial Anglican churches, and he serves ex officio as the Bishop of the Falkland Islands.

ARIN formerly covered Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands ( UK ), French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela until LACNIC was formed.

Kerguelen Islands ( France ; also an EU Overseas territory ) are situated in the Antarctic Convergence area, while the Falkland Islands, Isla de los Estados, Hornos Island with Cape Horn, Diego Ramírez Islands, Campbell Island, Macquarie Island, Amsterdam and Saint Paul Islands, Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Islands, and Gough Island and Tristan da Cunha group remain north of the Convergence and thus outside the Antarctic region.

In 1982 the British Army, alongside the Royal Marines, helped to recapture the Falkland Islands during the Falklands conflict against Argentina.

During the period January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1996, spending a total time of three months or more in the Channel Islands, England, the Falkland Islands, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales precludes individuals from donating.

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* Darwin, Falkland Islands

* 1914 – A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats an inferior squadron of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

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Map of the modern Falkland Islands.

The history of the Falkland Islands () goes back at least five hundred years, with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century.

It would seem that the lineages of the Maned Wolf and the Falkland Islands Wolf separated in North America ; canids did not appear in South America until roughly 3 million years ago in a paleozoogeographical event called the Great American Biotic Interchange, in which the continents of North and South America were newly connected by the formation of the Isthmus of Panama.

An archipelago in the region of the Falkland Islands appeared on Portuguese maps from the early 16th century.

Following the departure of the Spanish settlers, the Falkland Islands became the domain of whalers and sealers who used the islands to shelter from the worst of the South Atlantic weather.

By merit of their location, the Falkland Islands have often been the last refuge for ships damaged at sea.

Map of the Falkland Islands

Television did not arrive on the island until 2001, and the two channels available are BFBS 1 and 2 British Forces Broadcasting Service from the Falkland Islands.

The Falkland Islands Radio Service ( FIRS ) operates a radio network in conjunction with the BBC World Service, while the British Forces Broadcasting Service ( BFBS ) operates three networks of its own.

Sir Miles was instrumental in starting the Falkland Islands Government Air Service in December 1948.

BN-2B Islander Aircraft registration | VP-FBD operated by the Falkland Islands Government Air Service, Stanley, Falkland Islands | Stanley, 1994.

The Falkland Islands Government Air Service ( FIGAS ) operates Islander aircraft that can use the grass airstrips that most settlements have.

Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal in the Falkland Islands consists of 33 Engineer Regiment ( EOD ), RAF and RLC EOD teams.

33 Engineer Regiment ( EOD ) provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.

The British Forces Broadcasting Service ( BFBS ) provides radio and television programmes for HM Forces, and their dependents, in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Kosovo, the Middle East, Northern Ireland and Tristan da Cunha as well as a live satellite service to Royal Navy ships at sea.

There is one major newspaper, the Penguin News and also a radio station the Falkland Islands Radio Service ( FIRS ).

He commanded Special Service operations in-theatre during the Falkland Conflict.

Bear Island was surveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ), who named it for the USS Bear, flagship of the United States Antarctic Service ( USAS ) Expedition which visited this area in 1940.

To trace it starting arbitrarily at South America, it flows through the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula and then is split by the Scotia Arc to the east, with a shallow warm branch flowing to the north in the Falkland Current and a deeper branch passing through the Arc more to the east before also turning to the north.

The extinct Falkland Island fox | warrah is sometimes taken as evidence of pre-European discovery.

Politics in the Falkland Islands is minimal as no political parties exist on the islands, and the governmental and legal proceedings very closely resemble British standards.

This claim is disputed by the Falkland Islanders and the United Kingdom.

Executive authority on the Falkland Islands is vested in Queen Elizabeth II, who has been the head of state since her accession to the British throne on 6 February 1952.

As the Queen is absent from the islands for most of the time, executive authority is exercised " in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf " by the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

The Governor normally acts only on the advice of the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands, which is composed of three Members of the Legislative Assembly elected by the Assembly to serve on the Council every year, the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance and the Governor, who acts as presiding officer.

Government policy and the execution thereof is primarily decided by the Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands who is the head of the public service, responsible for the efficient and effective management of the executive, acting as the islands ' head of government.

The Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands has unlimited jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings, and consists of the Chief Justice ( CJ ) who is generally a senior barrister or solicitor with a good amount of judicial experience in the United Kingdom.

The CJ is not resident in the Falkland Islands but travels to the islands if and when necessary to hear cases.

From the Supreme Court, appeals are sent to the Falkland Islands Court of Appeal, which is based on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

The Falkland Islands does not have its own Bar or Law Society, and there is no differentiation between being a barrister or a solicitor ; the private practitioners being called legal practitioners.

The Attorney General ( AG ), appointed by the Governor, is the main legal adviser to the Falkland Islands Government.

The Director of Finance of the Falkland Islands is responsible for government expenditure on the islands, acting with authorisation from the Legislative Assembly.

The islands use the Falkland pound, which is backed by sterling.

Fox Bay is also a customs entry point for West Falkland.

The latter is an important mission to the Falkland Islands government as the Hercules verifies that all fishing vessels are licensed ; at £ 1, 000 per licence per season this is an extremely lucrative source of income.

* 1765 – Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands at the southern tip of South America, is founded.

Brenton Loch in the Falkland Islands is a sea loch, near Lafonia, East Falkland.