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Geography and History of the Falkland Islands on a Map

How much trivia do you know about the Falkland Islands? Good luck have fun! ;)
Please do not turn the comment section into an argument about who the Falkland Islands belong to!
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Regions or Islands
Sheep farm island with many birds such as the Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Saunders Island
Major island known for its hills and coast
West Falkland
Southernmost inhabited Falkland island, Important Bird Area, and wetland
Sea Lion Island
Largest Falkland island in area and population, seperated by the above by the Falkland Sound
East Falkland
Archipelago in the northwest that is the largest albatross colony
Jason Islands
Island with many bird species, raided during the Falklands War
Pebble Island
Western island named after a British sailor, known for its sealions and penguins
Weddell Island
Narrow island in the southeast, used as a sheep farm
Bleaker Island
'E' shaped peninsula with a flat landscape
Lafonia
 
 
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Cities
Capital city located in the far east, named after the 14th Earl of Derby
Stanley
First French settlement on the Falklands, founded by Louis de Bougainville
Port Louis
City on the Falkland Sound, sometimes divided into East and West
Fox Bay
Port with two airstrips and ~40,000 sheep
Port Howard
Landlocked settlement with an RAF base and an airport
Mount Pleasant
City on an isthmus visited on the second voyage of HMS Beagle
Darwin
First British settlement on the islands, located on (Island #1)
Port Egmont
 
 
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People
Hamburgian merchant who served as the Military and Civil Commander of the Falklands
Luis Vernet
Gold medalist in field hockey in the 1908 Summer Olympics
Louis Baillon
British spy in the Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War
Terry Peck
British Governor of the Falkland Islands who founded the capital
Richard Clement Moody
Admiral and Baron who commanded the British invasion of the Falklands
John Fieldhouse
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Mountains
Mountain near Port Albemarle with a British radar
Mount Alice
Highest mountain of the Falklands with glacial cirques
Mount Usborne
Mountain range running east to west which the above is part of
Wickham Heights
 
 
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Bodies of Water
Bay nicknamed 'Bomb Alley' where the British had landed in 1982
San Carlos Water
Inlet visited by Charles Darwin where Kidney Island and Long Island are located
Berkeley Sound
The capital's airport is found near this bay where the Magellanic penguin breed
Yorke Bay
 
 
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Landmarks
Headland with many penguins, ducks and other birds on it
Volunteer Point
Parish church of the Falklands and southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world
Christ Church Cathedral
Suspension bridge over a creek which connects land to an isthmus
Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
 
 
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Battles
Only planned daylight battle of the war, which took place near a house on a mountain
Skirmish at Top Malo House
Series of long range attacks on airports and radars, organised by the British air force
Operation Black Buck
Deadliest battle of the war, fought on two cities located on an isthmus
Battle of Goose Green
Argentinian bombing of the British ships at a port which delayed the British attack on the capital
Bluff Cove Air Attacks
British victory on a mountain near the capital
Battle of Mount Longdon
Sinking of an Argentinian cruiser ship east of Tierra del Fuego, and deadliest single incident of the war
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
 
 
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Wildlife
Penguin found in Antarctica and nearby island, with a wide white stripe on its head
Gentoo Penguin
Most common type of albatross with black feathers around its eyes
Black-Browed Albatross
Only native mammal of the Falklands, hunted to extinction for its brown fur
Warrah
Largest seal species named for its trunk-like snout
Southern Elephant Seal
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