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Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands had their origins 300 to 400 Million years ago as part of the Gondwanaland continent. This broke up and today is between South America and Africa. In addition to the 2 larger Islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, there are about 750 other islands. Some large but most very small and uninhabited but…
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Very interesting. I think I learnt more about the Falkland Islands from this article than anything I’d read before. A…
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A fascinating account. Thank you. We hear very little about the Falkland Islands these days. There are some excellent photographs,…
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