East Falkland, which has an area of 6,605 km (2,550 square miles), a little over half the total area of the islands … Se mere

Stanley, the capital of the islands and the main seaport is in East Falkland. The islands' (Anglican) Christ Church Cathedral is also in Stanley.
Port Louis, at the head of Berkeley Sound, was once th… Se mere

The main industries on the island are fishing, sheep farming, and tourism. Some oats are also grown, but due to high humidity and acidic soil, the land is mainly used for grazing.
As Stanley i… Se mere

Due to more intensive human settlement, East Falkland has the corresponding conservation problems. The warrah was one of the first casualties, as Darwin says in The Voyage of the Beagle:
"The only qu… Se mere

The first permanent settlement on East Falkland began with Louis de Bougainville establishing Port Louis on Berkeley Sound in 1764. The French settlement included a number of Bretons, and the islands became known as "Îl… Se mere