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  2. Falkland Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Falkland Islands (/ ˈ f ɔː (l) k l ə n d, ˈ f ɒ l k-/ FAW(L)K-lənd, FOLK-; [6] Spanish: Islas Malvinas [ˈislas malˈβinas]), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.

  3. Shipbuilding (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Shipbuilding" is a song with lyrics by Elvis Costello and music by Clive Langer. [1] Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics highlight the irony of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside, Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) [2] to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war ...

  4. Falkland Islanders - Wikipedia

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    The Falklands compete in the Commonwealth Games and in the biennial Island Games. [23] Louis Baillon is the only Falkland Islander to have become an Olympic champion, as a member of the British field hockey team which won a gold medal in 1908.

  5. Two veterans who fought in Falklands meet 40 years on from war

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    Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both veterans of the Falklands war, met to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  6. An Ungentlemanly Act - Wikipedia

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    Ian Richardson replaced Ian Holm as Falklands Governor Rex Hunt after Holm dropped out of the production at the last minute. Bob Peck plays Major Mike Norman, the commander of the Royal Marines based at Stanley , while Norman himself acted as advisor on the production, and has a small part as a member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF).

  7. Falkland Islanders speak of gratitude for ‘freedom’ 40 years ...

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  8. Geography of the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Falklands Current meets the warm South Brazilian Current at about 40°S (see Brazil–Falkland Confluence), some 1,000 km (620 mi) north of the islands. [21] The prevailing winds at the Falklands' latitude are the westerlies that gather moisture across the Pacific Ocean , but the Andes form a 4,000 m (13,000 ft) barrier causing a rain ...

  9. HMS Tiger Bay - Wikipedia

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    1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × M2 Browning .50 calibre machine guns HMS Tiger Bay was a Z-28-class patrol boat operated by the British Royal Navy , previously the Argentine Coast Guard vessel PNA Islas Malvinas (GC-82) , which was seized at Port Stanley by the crew of HMS Cardiff on 14 June 1982 following the [Ceasefire in armed conflict ...