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- Falkland, British ColumbiaFalkland, British ColumbiaFalkland is a small community located in the Okanagan-Shuswap region of British Columbia, Canada between Vernon and Kamloops.Falkland is recognized for one Canada's largest Canadian flags, which is located on Gyp Mountain and can be seen up to 7 km away. The Falkland area has a wide array of...
, Canada - Falkland, Nova ScotiaFalkland, Nova ScotiaFalkland is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia....
, Canada - Falkland Ridge, Nova ScotiaFalkland Ridge, Nova ScotiaFalkland Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.-References:*...
, Canada - Falkland, Newbury, a ward of Newbury, Berkshire, England.
- Falkland, FifeFalkland, FifeFalkland is a town and former royal burgh, formerly known as the Parish of Kilgour c1300AD in Fife, Scotland at the foot of the Lomond Hills.According to the 2008 population estimate, the village has a population of 1,180.- History :...
, a burgh in Fife, Scotland.- Falkland PalaceFalkland PalaceFalkland Palace in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a former royal palace of the Scottish Kings. Today it is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, and serves as a tourist attraction.-Early years:...
, royal residence of the Kings of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
- Falkland Palace
- Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.- West FalklandWest FalklandWest Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...
- East FalklandEast FalklandEast Falkland the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of and a coastline long. Most of the population of the Falklands live in East Falkland, almost all of them living in the northern half of the island...
- Falkland SoundFalkland SoundThe Falkland Sound is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running south west - north east, it separates West and East Falkland.-Name:The sound was named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands...
- West Falkland
- Falkland, North CarolinaFalkland, North CarolinaFalkland is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:...
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- Viscount FalklandViscount FalklandViscount of Falkland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Sir Henry Cary, although he was actually English and had no connection to Scotland. He was made Lord Cary at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Viscount, was a prominent statesman...
, a Scottish peerage title, named after Falkland, Fife, Scotland. - Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
- Falklands WarFalklands WarThe Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
, a war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over the Falkland Islands. - Battle of the Falkland IslandsBattle of the Falkland IslandsThe Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...
, a WWI battle in the south Atlantic