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Falkland (other)
Falkland may refer to: * Falkland, British Columbia, a community in Canada * Falkland, Nova Scotia, a community in Canada * Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the south Atlantic Ocean ** Falklands Crisis of 1770 ** Falklands War of 1982 * Falkland, Fife, a former burgh in Fife, Scotland ** Falkland Palace, royal residence of the Kings of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland ** Viscount Falkland, a Scottish peerage title, named after Falkland, Fife, Scotland * Falkland, North Carolina, a town in the United States * Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia), U.S., a historic plantation house * ''Falkland'' (novel), an 1827 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton See also * Falkland Ridge, Nova Scotia, a community in Canada * Falkland Sound, a strait separating West Falkland West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland, British Columbia
Falkland is an unincorporated community located in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District of British Columbia, Canada between Vernon and Kamloops. Falkland is recognized for one of Canada's largest Canadian flags, which is located on Gyp Mountain and can be seen up to away. The Falkland area has a wide array of lakes for fishing and recreation. Also on the Victoria Day holiday, the Falkland Stampede begins. The Falkland Stampede is one of Canada's oldest stampedes. Town history The members of the Salish tribes frequently stayed in the Slahaltkan during the summer to gather the tribe's food for the winter. It was the job of the women to prepare the fish and meat for drying beside the fire. Where to put the meat caused slight disagreement among the women because the ever-changing breeze would cause the wind to blow in changing directions. Thus the valley was named "Slahaltkan", meaning "Meeting of the winds". The name Slahaltkan was never used among the people who eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland (novel)
''Falkland'' is an 1827 Gothic novella by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It was his first published novel and took inspiration from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' The Sorrows of Young Werther''. The protagonist was likely partly based on Bulwer-Lytton himself. The novel enjoyed success in Germany, but was criticised in Britain as immoral.Huckvale p.18 It was followed by '' Pelham'' in 1828, in which he switched to the fashionable silver fork Silver Fork is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Perche Creek.''Sturgeon, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 The stream headwaters arise at and the confluence with Perche Creek is at ... genre, which established him as leading writing in Britain and Europe. Synopsis Falkland, a young English gentleman, falls in love with Emily Mandeville, a married woman. To his horror he has a premonition of her death. References Bibliography * Adburgham, Alison. ''Silver Fork Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folkland (other)
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Folkland may refer to: * Folkland (Swedish provinces), the original Swedish provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, and Roden (Roslagen) which in 1296 united to form the modern province of Uppland * A type of land tenure under Anglo-Saxon law: see bookland (law) See also *Falkland (other) *Falklands 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 Dubouz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Falkland
South Falkland was an English colony in Newfoundland established by Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, in 1623 on territory in the Avalon Peninsula including the former colony of Renews. Cary appointed Sir Francis Tanfield, his wife's cousin, to be the colony's first Proprietary Governor. Tanfield founded the colony of South Falkland at Renews in 1623. It was still in existence by 1626 but ultimately failed. The settlers are thought to have returned to England or Ireland by 1630, and Cary granted much of his land to Sir Henry Salisbury who had been Cary's only known investor. See also * English overseas possessions *British colonization of the Americas The British colonization of the Americas was the history of establishment of control, settlement, and colonization of the continents of the Americas by England, Scotland and, after 1707, Great Britain. Colonization efforts began in the late 1 ... External links Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site English colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Falkland
East Falkland ( es, Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Lafonia; it is joined by a narrow isthmus where the settlement of Goose Green is located, and it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War. The two main centres of population in the Falklands, Stanley and Mount Pleasant, which are both in the northern half of East Falkland, are home to three-quarters of the island's population. Geography East Falkland, which has an area of , a little over half the total area of the islands consists of two land masses of approximately equal size. The island is almost bisected by two deep fjords, Choiseul Sound and Brenton Loch- Grantham Sound which are separated by the wide isthmus that connects Lafonia in the south to the northern part of East Falkland. The island's coastline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Falkland
West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastline is long. Population The island has fewer than 200 people, scattered around the coastline. The largest settlement is Port Howard on the east coast, which has an airstrip. Other settlements include Albemarle, Chartres, Dunnose Head, Fox Bay, Fox Bay West, Hill Cove, Port Stephens, and Roy Cove, most of which are linked by road and also have airstrips and harbours. In 1986, the population was 265, in 2001, it had fallen to 144 and rose to 160 in 2016. Because West Falkland is outside Stanley or RAF Mount Pleasant on East Falkland it is considered part of the " camp", a Falklander term for the area outside the main settlement. Geography and wildlife West Falkland is hillier on the side closest to East Falkland. The principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland Sound
The Falkland Sound ( es, Estrecho de San Carlos) is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running southwest-northeast, it separates West and East Falkland. Name The sound was named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands. The Spanish name "Estrecho de San Carlos" refers to the ship ''San Carlos'' which visited in 1768; confusingly the English name " San Carlos Water" is a much smaller inlet on East Falkland - and gives its name to San Carlos, Port San Carlos and the San Carlos River. Captain John Strong of the ''Welfare'' made the first recorded landing on either of the main islands (West and East Falkland) on 29 January 1690, at Bold Cove (near Port Howard) just off Falkland Sound. Geography Islands in the Falkland Sound include Narrows Island, Great Island, the Tyssen Islands and the Swan Islands. Eddystone Rock is at the northern end of the Sound; the Arch Islands are at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland Ridge, Nova Scotia
Falkland Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. The community is likely named for Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland GCH, PC (5 November 1803 – 12 March 1884), styled Master of Falkland until 1809, was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician. Background Falkland was the son of Charles John Car ..., Governor of Nova Scotia from 1840 to 1846 or his wife Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland. References Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{AnnapolisNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia)
Falkland is a historic plantation house located at Redd Shop, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and the frame dwelling consists of a two-story, four bay, central block with one-story flanking wings. It has a hall-and-parlor plan. A two-story, two bay frame rear ell was added in the 1850s. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ... in 1979. References Plantation houses in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1815 Houses in Prince Edward County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Prince Edward County, Virginia {{PrinceEdwardCountyVA-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland, Nova Scotia
Fergusons Cove is a suburban community within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Route 253. The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area are B3V. History First settled in 1788 by William Glazebrook. It was initially known as Falkland, named after Lady Falkland, wife of Lucius Bentinck Falkland, one of the Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. The Lynch family from Ireland settled in 1803. Another of the earliest settlers was William Embley from Newfoundland, who served in the Royal Navy. He relocated to Fergusons Cove after being discharged in 1811. The community was connected to Spryfield, a community further inland on the Chebucto Peninsula, by a road which began at the foot of the steep hill just to the north of York Redoubt, and ended in the Roach's Pond area of Spryfield. This is now a footpath which is seldom used, and slowly reverting to a natural state – but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland, North Carolina
Falkland is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 96 at the 2010 Census, making it the least populous town in Pitt County. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. History The Falkland Historic District, Spencer Harris House, and Dupree-Moore Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Falkland is located at (35.695585, -77.513296). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 112 people, 39 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was 453.7 people per square mile (173.0/km2). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 170.2 per square mile (64.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 68.75% White, 30.36% African American, 0.89% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.82% of the population. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Falkland
Viscount Falkland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Referring to the royal burgh of Falkland in Fife, it was created in 1620, by King James VI, for Sir Henry Cary, who was born in Hertfordshire and had no previous connection to Scotland. He was made Lord Cary at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Viscount, was a prominent statesman. The latter's younger son, the fourth Viscount (who succeeded his elder brother), notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. His son, the fifth Viscount, represented several constituencies in the House of Commons and held office as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1693 to 1694. The Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic are named after him. On his death the line of the second Viscount failed and the titles were inherited by the late Viscount's second cousin, the sixth Viscount. He was the grandson of the Hon. Patrick Cary, fifth son of the first Viscount. A lifelong adherent of the exiled Royal Family o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
