Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ranks 234th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Macedonia, Antarctica, and Swaziland. Memorable people born in present day Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) include Louis Baillon. Memorable people who died in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) include . Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has been the birth place of many athletes and the death place of many .

The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (480 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about 752 mi (1,210 km) from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km2), 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. Read more on Wikipedia