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	Falkland can refer to: Places Falkland, British Columbia Falkland, British Columbia Falkland is a small settlement located in the Shuswap Highland area British Columbia, Canada between Vernon, British Columbia and Kamloops, British Columbia.... , Canada Falkland, Newbury, a ward of Newbury, Berkshire, England. Falkland, Fife Falkland, Fife Falkland 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. The conservation village is best known as the location of Falkland Palace, begun in 1500 by James IV of Scotland, and the best example of France-influenced Renaissance architecture in the United Kingd... , a burgh in Fife, Scotland. Falkland Palace Falkland Palace Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland is a former royal palace of the King of Scots. Today it is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, and serves as a tourist attraction.... , royal residence of the Kings of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Falkland Islands Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located from the coast of Argentina, west of the Shag Rocks , and north of the British Antarctic Territory .... , a British-possessed, disputed overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. West Falkland West Falkland West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, with an area of approximately 4,532 km? . It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound.... East Falkland East Falkland East Falkland the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of 6,605 square kilometres . Its population represents a large majority of the population of the Falklands.... Falkland Sound Falkland Sound The Falkland Sound is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running south west - north east, it separates West Falkland and East Falkland.... Falkland, North Carolina Falkland, North Carolina Falkland is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. The town is a part of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.... , USA Other Viscount Falkland Viscount Falkland Viscount of Falkland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Sir Henry Cary. He was made Lord Cary at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland.... , a Scottish peerage title, named after Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Falklands War Falklands War The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict/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 Islands Battle of the Falkland Islands The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a Royal Navy victory over the Kaiserliche Marine on 8 December 1914 during the World War I in the South Atlantic.... , a WWI battle in the south Atlantic