NOUN
- a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
How To Use Falkland Islands In A Sentence
- However, it emerged last night that the government has quashed hopes of a victory parade on the scale of that staged following the recapture of the Falkland Islands in 1982.
- As late as 1864 it was suggested that convicted prisoners should be transported to the Falkland Islands.
- (Soundbite of a birdcall) Mr. MEIBURG: And this sound comes from a bird survey I worked on in the Falkland Islands - specifically, from a remote island called Steeple Jason. Bird Sounds Recorded from Far Afield
- Judge declares "null and non existent" first lesbian marriage in Argentina Egypt expects to sign free trade agreement with Mercosur next July Taxpayers will no longer be hostages of banks "too big to fall" promises Obama Falkland Islands: First loligo season of the year the 'best since 2000' MercoPress
- A Swindon firm has joined the rush to strike black gold in the Falkland Islands.
- Argentina's "next step" is to negotiate 7.5 billion debt with the Paris Club Taxpayers will no longer be hostages of banks "too big to fall" promises Obama Reconstruction efforts will turn Chile from capital exporter to importer, says IIF Falkland Islands: First loligo season of the year the 'best since 2000' MercoPress
- On approaching the latitudes of the Falkland Islands, the crew, complaining of cold, received what was called a Magellanic jacket, and a pair of trousers made of a thick woollen stuff called Fearnought. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
- By Jim Taylor Newsbeat reporter The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly to stay part of UK territory.
- BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner proposed to "universalize" her country's claims over the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands, but vowed not to resort to military force. News
- Geologically, the island consists of gneiss and argillaceous schists, with no trace of fossils, showing that the island is, like the Falkland Islands, a surviving fragment of some greater land-mass now vanished, most probably indicating a former extension of the Andean system. South Georgia
