An essential guide to the Falkland Islands

Since the end of the Falklands War in 1982, the islands’ economic activity increasingly focused on oil field exploration and tourism. The islands’ major exports include wool, hides, venison, fish and squid; its main imports include fuel, building materials and clothing. A British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional platoon to company-sized light infantry Falkland Islands Defence Force. Under the 2009 Constitution, the islands have full internal self-government; the UK is responsible for foreign affairs, retaining the power “to protect UK interests and to ensure the overall good governance of the territory”. YouTube typically takes 45 percent of the advertising revenue from videos in the Partner Program, with 55 percent going to the uploader.

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• In South America the islands are generally known as Islas Malvinas, because early French settlers had named them Malouines, or Malovines, in 1764, after their home port of Saint-Malo, France.
• About 70 percent of Falkland Islanders are of British descent, primarily as a result of Scottish and Welsh settlement to the islands.
• YouTube typically takes 45 percent of the advertising revenue from videos in the Partner Program, with 55 percent going to the uploader.

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YouTube expanded the removal of Russian content from its site to include channels described as ‘pro-Russian’. In April 2010, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” became the most-viewed video, becoming the first video to reach 200 million views on May 9, 2010. About 70 percent of Falkland Islanders are of British descent, primarily as a result of Scottish and Welsh settlement to the islands.

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• YouTube was not the first video-sharing site on the Internet; Vimeo was founded in November 2004, though that site remained a side project of its developers from CollegeHumor.
• Google Play Movies & TV formally shut down on January 17, 2024, with the web version of that platform migrated to YouTube as an expansion of the Movies & TV store to desktop users.
• The islands’ sheep stations (ranches) vary in size and may be owned by individual families or by companies based in Britain.

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South American influence

The name Falkland was applied to the channel by John Strong, captain of an English expedition that landed on the islands in 1690. The name Falklands was not applied to the islands until 1765, when British captain John Byron of the Royal Navy claimed them for King George III as “Falkland’s Islands”. They are home to large bird populations, although many no longer breed on the main islands owing to predation by introduced species. In March 2007, it struck a deal with the BBC for three channels with BBC content, one for news and two for entertainment. In January 2010, YouTube introduced a film rentals service, available in many countries, and TV shows can be bought in several countries.

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On one of the two largest islands, East Falkland, the compact, appealing capital of Stanley, home to much of the islands’ population, is an attraction in its own right and a good place to base yourself for several days. Executive authority is vested in the British crown, and the islands’ government is headed by a governor appointed by the crown. The government began selling fishing licenses to foreigners in 1987, and the revenue generated from such sales became a major contributor to the economy. Such efforts have enabled the islands’ economy to enjoy sustained growth since the late 20th century.
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• The islands’ major exports include wool, hides, venison, fish and squid; its main imports include fuel, building materials and clothing.

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• Businesses, schools, government agencies, and other private institutions often block social media sites, including YouTube, due to its bandwidth limitations and the site’s potential for distraction.

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• The site grew rapidly; in July 2006, the company announced that more than 65,000 new videos were being uploaded every day and that the site was receiving 100 million video views per day.

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• (…) As Stanley grew, the Darwin minister visited the town occasionally and held services in the infants’ school.
• It lies about 300 miles (480 km) northeast of the southern tip of South America and a similar distance east of the Strait of Magellan.

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• A British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional platoon to company-sized light infantry Falkland Islands Defence Force.

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TIMELINE

That year, the company simplified its interface to increase the time users would spend on the site. The main settlements are linked by roads and a government-operated air service, which also provides interisland passenger service. The two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and about 200 smaller islands form a total land area nearly as extensive as the U.S. state of Connecticut. In recent years, the islands’ population decline has reduced, thanks to immigrants from the United Kingdom, Saint Helena, and Chile. A little over a quarter of the workforce serves the Falkland Islands government, making it the archipelago’s largest employer. Tourism, part of the service economy, has been spurred by increased interest in Antarctic exploration and the creation of direct air links with the United Kingdom and South America.
Development projects in education and sports have been funded by the Falklands government, without aid from the United Kingdom. In 2010, it was reported that nearly a third of the videos with advertisements were uploaded without permission of the copyright holders. YouTube gives an option for copyright holders to locate and remove their videos or to have them continue running for revenue. In May 2013, Nintendo began enforcing its copyright ownership and claiming the advertising revenue from video creators who posted screenshots of its games. In February 2015, Nintendo agreed to share the revenue with the video creators through the Nintendo Creators Program.

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(…) As Stanley grew, the Darwin minister visited the town occasionally and held services in the infants’ school. Prior to the start of the 19th Spinny casino century, the Falkland Islands were uninhabited, as Native Americans never discovered the islands. On East Falkland you have the option of renting a 4WD and driving the paved and gravel roads around the island (from FKP45 per day).
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The population grew to 50 in 1841, and 200 by 1849, boosted by the building of Stanley, the new capital with better port facilities which was inaugurated in 1845. An archipelago of more than 740 islands just 480km east of Patagonia, the Falkland Islands are a natural paradise in the South Atlantic Ocean. The islands’ sheep stations (ranches) vary in size and may be owned by individual families or by companies based in Britain. Several hundred thousand sheep are kept on the islands, producing several thousand tons of wool annually as well as some mutton. Ranges of hills run east-west across the northern parts of the two main islands, reaching 2,312 feet (705 metres) at Mount Usborne in East Falkland.
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Where livestock grazing has been controlled, coastal tussock grass (Parodiochloa flabellata) still covers offshore islands. It lies about 300 miles (480 km) northeast of the southern tip of South America and a similar distance east of the Strait of Magellan. In South America the islands are generally known as Islas Malvinas, because early French settlers had named them Malouines, or Malovines, in 1764, after their home port of Saint-Malo, France.