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<text id=94CT0453><title>Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)—Geography</title> <article><source>CIA Factbook</source> <hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)<nl>Geography</hdr><body> <list> <item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southern South America, in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the southern coast of Argentina <item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 12,170 sq km <item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 12,170 sq km <item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly smaller than Connecticut <item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands </list> <item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km <item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 1,288 km <item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>continental shelf:</hi> 100-m depth <item>• <hi format=ital>exclusive fishing zone:</hi> 200 nm <item>• <hi format=ital>territorial sea:</hi> 12 nm </list> <item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> administered by the UK, claimed by Argentina <item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate <item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains <item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> fish, wildlife <item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 0% <item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 0% <item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 99% <item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 0% <item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 1% </list> <item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km <item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA <item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA <item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA </list> <item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season </list></body></article></text>