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English: The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles off the coast of Argentina. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with about 700 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital and largest city. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.


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English: The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles off the coast of Argentina. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with about 700 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital and largest city. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.
Français : Carte topographique en anglais des Îles Malouines. Les Malouines forment un archipel dans l'Océan Atlantique Sud à 480 km des côtes argentines. Il est composé de deux îles principales, East Falkland et West Falkland, et de 700 autres îles et îlots. Stanley, sur East Falkland, est la capitale et la plus grande agglomération de l'archipel. Les Malouines sont un territoire autonome du Royaume-Uni.
Nederlands: Topografische kaart van de Falklandeilanden, een Brits overzees gebiedsdeel in de Zuidelijke Atlantische Oceaan. De archipel bestaat uit twee hoofdeilanden en ongeveer 700 kleinere op ongeveer 300 kilometer uit de kust van Argentinië. Stanley op het eiland 'East Falkland' is de hoofdstad en tergelijkertijd de meest bevolkte gemeente van het eilandengroep.De eilanden zijn een 'self-governing Overseas Territory' van het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Português: Mapa topográfico (em inglês) das Ilhas Malvinas, um arquipélago no sul do Oceano Atlântico, a 300 milhas da costa da Argentina. Consiste de duas ilhas, Soledad a leste e Gran Malvina, a oeste, junto com cerca de 700 outras ilhotas. A capital (e maior cidade) é Stanley. As Malvinas são um território autónomo do Reino Unido.
Date November 2007 using elements from the original version of April 2007
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Topographic map : NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM3 v.2) (public domain) edited with dlgv32 Pro/Global Mapper and vectorized with Inkscape ; UTM projection ; WGS84 datum ; shaded relief (composite image of N-W, W and N lightning positions) ;
Approximate scale of topographic data and shore / lakes limits : 1:705,000 ; of the bathymetry : 1:3.720.000
Bathymetry : USGov public domain data provided by the Demis add-on for World Wind (see the approval e-mail) ;
Other references used for additional data :
* UK government map ;
* NASA World Wind ;
* CIA map available on the site of the University of Texas at Austin ;
* Microsoft Encarta atlas (1999 edition).
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