ISBN: 9780715381335 - falkland islands (3 Ergebnisse)

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd edition. Scarcely used. 256 pp. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256p : ill., maps ; 23cm. Subjects: Falkland Islands -- Description and travel. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 256 pages. ex libraryThe Falklands lie isolated in the South Atlantic some 300 miles east of the tip of South America. Today sheep-farming is the principal occupation, and the extre mely active community are very conscious of their identity and their islands? history. Famous people and events have long been associated with the Magellan wa s probably the first man to sight the islands, Darwin landed from the Beagle, and great naval actions took place in the vicinity during both world wars. In sp ite of fairly modern communications, life on the islands has not changed radical ly over the last hundred years. There is a very active social and cultural life, and local customs are maintained in a very live way. As small as the population is, however, the islands? defence force holds military parades on Remembrance Sunday and other anniversaries. The islands in fact offer a surprising number o f local pursuits as well as being interesting geographically and ecologically sp eaking. It is undoubtedly significant that the great liner ?Ile de France? c alled at Port Stanley on a recent world cruise, for the richness of bird and sea -mammal life alone makes the islands worth a visit, be it by air or steamer from Montevideo. This first full account of the group by an author, who is himself a Falklander and a naturalist, has indeed really strong interest for historians a nd biologists as well as the growing body of island enthusiasts. …