- Camp (Falkland Islands)
The Camp is the term used in the
Falkland Islands to refer to any part of the islands outside of the islands' only significant town, Stanley, and often, the largeRAF base at Mount Pleasant. It derives from the Spanish "Campo" meaning 'countryside.'The Camp contains various small settlements, such as
Fox Bay ,Goose Green , Darwin, andPort Howard , which are usually little more than several houses. Port Louis in the north ofEast Falkland is the oldest permanent settlement in the islands, established by the French in1764 .Port Egmont onSaunders Island , now abandoned, is the oldest British settlement. The majority of the Camp population lives onEast Falkland , followed byWest Falkland . Outlying islands such as Pebble, Sea Lion, West Point, Weddell andCarcass Island are inhabited as well.There are also some British military installations such as RAF Mount Pleasant,
Mare Harbour , and Mount Alice, and there is also theBodie Suspension Bridge , the southernmost of its kind in the world. Many parts are still landmined from the time of theFalklands War , particularly just outside Stanley.Sheep farming is the main industry. Other include fishing, and tourism (particularly wildlife or war related tours)
ee also
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Falkland Islands
*West Falkland
*Lafonia
*Geography of the Falkland Islands
*Falklands War
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