List Of Mountains Of The Falkland Islands
This is a list of the mountains of the Falkland Islands * Jack's Mountain * Mount Adam, Falkland Islands, Mount Adam * Mount Challenger * Mount Edgeworth * Mount Emery * Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands, Mount Harriet * Mount Kent * Mount Longdon * Mount Low * Mount Maria * Mount Moody * Mount Robinson * Mount Simon * Mount Sulivan * Mount Tumbledown * Mount Usborne * Mount Wickham * Mount Young (Falklands), Mount Young * Smoko Mount * Wireless Ridge {{div col end Mountains of the Falkland Islands, * Falkland Islands-related lists, Mountains Lists of mountains, Falkland Islands ...
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Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of , comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, but the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forces invaded the islands. Brit ...
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