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Fun fact 4 about Falkland Islands

Gauchos drinking mate at a salting plant in Valle Esperanza, located in the centre of East Falkland in the 1850s.
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The Falkland Islands are biogeographically part of the Antarctic zone, with strong connections to the flora and fauna of Patagonia.

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Falkland Islands

Population
3.8K
Area
12,173 km²
Capital
Stanley
Continent
South America
171st most populous country in the world

The Falkland Islands, commonly referred to as the Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.

From the “Biodiversity” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Dale · Public Domain