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The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (480 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about 752 mi (1,210 km) from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The. . The name "Falkland Islands" comes from , the that separates the two main islands. The name "Falkland" was applied to the channel by , captain of an English expedition that landed on the islands in. . The Falkland Islands are a . Under the , 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. . The Falkland Islands are part of the , with strong connections to the flora and fauna of in mainland South America. Land birds make up most of the Falklands' . The only bird species on the Falkland Islands are. . The Falkland Islands population is homogeneous, mostly descended from Scottish and Welsh immigrants who settled in the territory after 1833. The Falkland-born population are also descended from English and , . Although from may have visited the Falkland Islands in prehistoric times, the islands were uninhabited when Europeans first explored them. European claims of discovery date back to the 16th century, but no consensus exists on. . The Falkland Islands have a land area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km ) and a coastline estimated at 800 mi (1,300 km). The archipelago consists of two main islands, West Falkland and East Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. The islands are predominantly. . As of 2023 , the economy of the Falkland Islands is ranked the 221st largest out of 229 in the world by GDP (), but ranks 10th worldwide by . The unemployment rate was 1% in 2016, and inflation was calculated at 1.4% in 2014. Based on 2010. . 福克兰群岛（英語：Falkland Islands，），称马尔维纳斯群岛（西班牙語：Islas Malvinas，西班牙语发音：），是位于南的。主岛地处巴塔哥尼亚南部海岸以东约500公里，52°左右海域。整个群岛包括、和776个小岛，总面积12,200。福克兰群岛是，拥有