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Fajardo, Puerto Rico Fajardo (fah-HAHR-do) is a small but popular city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo. Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Fajardo Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
FajĂŁ de Agua FajĂŁ de Agua (ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Faja di Agua, Brava creole: FajĂŁ d'Agua), is a community in the island of northwestern part of the Brava, Cape Verde. The area around Furna are surrounded by mountains to the east and the south with a small valley within the coastline and is linked with a road linking to the island capital of Vila Nova Sintra and the rest of the island.
FajĂŁzinha, Cape Verde FajĂŁzinha (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 30 km northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe, east of Mosteiros and north of Cova Figueira in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde and is one of the northernmost places on the island, FajĂŁzinha are linked with the road encircling the island.
Fajita A fajita (pronounced , similar to "fa-he-tah") is a generic term used in Tex-Mex cuisine, referring to grilled meat served on a flour or corn tortilla with condiments. Though originally only beef, popular meats today also include chicken, pork and shrimp.
Fajr International Film Festival The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival (Persian: جشنواره بین المللی فیلم فجر or simply جشنواره فیلم فجر) is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.
Fajr-3 ballistic missile The Iranian-made Fajr-3 (meaning "dawn" in Persian) is believed to be a medium-range ballistic missile with an unknown range. Iranian officials have said that the missile can avoid radar detection and has multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIRV) .
Fajsz Fajsz, also known as Fali, was the main leader of the Hungarian tribes in the Carpathian Basin between 947 and 955 AD. He was preceded by Zoltán's nominal reign, a period marked more by the various tribes acting in concert (for raids) under tribal rule than by a strong central leadership.
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve is a Florida State Park just west of Copeland, Florida. It is located in the Fakahatchee Strand, a thread of forested swamp in Big Cypress, part of the Florida Everglades, on SR 29.
Fakaofo Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located at 171° 15' West, 9° 25' South in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km², consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 km².
Fakauvea Uvean (Fakauvea in the vernacular) is the Polynesian language spoken on Uvea (also known as Wallis Island), and it was therefore known as Wallisian in colonial times. The term East-Uvean is also used to distinguish it from the related Uvean spoken on the outlier island of Ouvéa (near New Caledonia), for which the term West-Uvean can be used.
Fake book A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics - the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or "fake it.
Fake fake A fake fake is an authentic piece of art, jewellery, or other valuable artifact, presented or displayed in such a way as to make it appear non-genuine. This may be done for the purpose of concealment or as an artistic statement in its own right.
Fake ID (band) Fake ID was an American pop punk band from Raynham, Massachusetts that formed in 1998, and is best known for its line up consisting of vocalist Ben Potrykus, guitarist Nick Herrick, guitarist Brent Mulligan, bassist John McSweeney, and Sean Mulligan on drums.
Fake Peak Fake Peak is a mountain in Alaska, 19 miles from Mount McKinley. It was named by critics of Frederick Cook, who claim it is in fact the mountain shown in a photograph Cook offered as evidence supporting his claim to have made the first ascent of McKinley.
Fake security camera Fake security cameras, or dummy cameras, are non-functional surveillance cameras designed to fool intruders, or anyone who it is supposedly watching. Those cameras are intentionally placed in a noticeable place, so passing people notice them and believe the place to be monitored by CCTV.
Fake shemp Fake Shemp is the term someone is credited with who appears in a film under heavy make-up, filmed from the back, or perhaps only showing an arm or a foot. Although use of the term is limited, it is frequently used in connection to Sam Raimi movies.
Fake Shark - Real Zombie! Fake Shark - Real Zombie! are a band whose members hail from Langley, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon, and combine the styles of IDM, Hardcore and Latin Music to create a sound not familiar to their Canadian and American fans.
Fake Streets Hats "Fake Streets Hats" is the 11th and final track of The Streets' third studio album, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. The song is about an incident that happened during the 2004 edition of the Dutch Lowlands Music Festival, where a drunk Mike Skinner openly protested against the handing out of pink hats with "The Streets" written on them, because he thought they were fake, and thus illegal, merchandise.
Fake Tales of San Francisco "Fake Tales of San Francisco" is a song by Arctic Monkeys originally released on the band's first EP Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys in May 2005. After being featured on the band's debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the song is due to be released as a single in the United States The single will be first of the Arctic Monkeys] to be released within the [[United States by Domino Records.
Fakelore Fakelore is inauthentic, manufactured folklore presented as if it were genuinely traditional. The term can refer to new stories or songs made up out of whole cloth, or to folklore that is reworked and modified for modern tastes.
Fakenham Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It situated on the River Wensum, some 30 km north-east of the larger town of King's Lynn, 30 km south-west of the seaside resort of Cromer, and 40 km north-west of the city of Norwich.
FakeNES FakeNES is a free, portable, and Open source NES emulator written in C, using the Allegro game library, released under the zlib/libpng license, which is compatible with the GNU GPL. It runs on any operating system that Allegro supports, such as 32-bit DOS or compatible, any version of Windows released after 1995, and POSIX compliant systems such as Mac OS X and Linux.
Faker Ben Abdelaziz Boussora Faker Ben Abdelaziz Boussora, also known as Abu Yusif al- Tunisi, is a Tunisian national with extensive connections to radical Islamic extremism. He is an al-Qa'ida trained operative with declared intentions of becoming a suicide martyr.
Faker Ben Abdelazziz Boussora Faker Ben Abdelazziz Boussora (born March 22, 1964 in Tunisia) is an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist, "being sought in connection with possible terrorist activity within the United States." A Canadian citizen, he became, in early 2002, the subject of an international manhunt, one week after his Montreal companion, Abderraouf Jdey, was discovered among a group of five men on videotape found in Afghanistan, as having pledged their martyrdom in suicide missions.
Fakhr-al-Din II Fakhr-al-Din II also the Great (1572–April 13, 1635) (Arabic: فخر الدين الثاني بن قرقماز) was a Lebanese prince, son of Prince Qurqumaz from the Maan Druze dynasty and Princess Nassab. Fakhr-al-Din is considered one of the most powerful, intelligent and patriot Lebanese sovereigns to rule Mount Lebanon in the Middle Ages.
Fakhruddin 'Iraqi Fakhr al-dīn Ibrahīm (June 10 1213 - 1289), known simply as 'Araqi, was a Persian philosopher and mystic of the Islamic tradition. His works synthesize the theoretical and practical elements of Sufi teachings.
Fakie Fakie is, in skateboarding, a synonym for riding backwards on a skateboard. When used in conjunction with a trick name, like "fakie ollie", it means that the trick was performed while riding on the front, rather than the back of the board.
Fakin' Da Funk Fakin' Da Funk is a 1997 comedy film and cable TV hit starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco about a Chinese son adopted by black parents who relocates to South Central Los Angeles. A second story involves Mai-Ling played by Margaret Cho who is an exchange student who, by another twist, gets sent to the wrong 'hood'.
Faking It Faking It is a television programme originating on UK Channel 4 which has spawned various international remakes, including a US version which began in 2003 on the TLC network. Devised by Stephen Lambert of RDF Media, the programme's original concept was "a modern-day Pygmalion", referring to the George Bernard Shaw play in which flower girl Eliza Doolittle is trained to appear like an aristocrat.
Fakir Aziao-Din Faqir Aziao Din (Faqir means Sage or Ascetic in Urdu)was one of Akbar's chief advisors, and belonged to his inner circle. Akbar regarded his advice in high esteem and included him among the nine gems of his court, or Navratnas.
Fakir Chand Kohli Fakir Chand Kohli (born February 28 1924) is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Software Industry." He was the first General Manager of Tata Consultancy Services, a leading Indian software consultancy company.
Fakir Mohan Senapati Fakir Mohan Senapati (14 January 1843 - 14 June 1918) was an Indian writer in the Oriya language, and is called the "Father of Modern Oriya Litrature". Mohapatra, Prabhu Kalyan (April 2005) "Fakir Mohan : Father of Modern Oriya Literature" Orissa Review 61(9):"Oriya – The Language of the Kalingas" BhashaIndia Mohapatra, Himansu S.
Fakir Musafar Roland Loomis (born August 10, 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), better known as Fakir Musafar is considered the father of the modern primitive movement. He has experimented on his own body with body modification techniques such as body piercing, tight corseting, branding, tattooing, suspension, temporary infibulation amongst others.
Faklen Faklen (English: The Torch) is a Danish intellectual magazine, debating humanism, contemporary Danish politics, education and philosophical themes, published in 21 issues in the period 1996–2001. The paper was founded by editor-in-chief Rune Engelbreth Larsen and a group of students from Danish universities in close cooperation with Danish author and philosopher Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff, who provided much of the material from the founding till his break with the paper in 1999.
Fakpure The fakpure is variously considered the secular ruler of Rotuma in the pre-European contact times. It was one of three chiefly roles with direct influence across the island of Rotuma, the other two being the Mua and the Sau.
Fakt (newspaper) Fakt (Polish for "fact") is a Polish tabloid-style daily newspaper and the biggest-selling paper in the country, with a circulation of more than 500,000 and an estimated readership of 7 million. The paper was launched in October 2003 by the Polish outlet of the German publishing company Axel Springer AG, Axel Springer Polska, and modeled on Springer's German tabloid Bild, the biggest-selling newspaper in Europe.
FaktorTel FaktorTel is an Australian based communications company that uses its VoIP network to deliver phone service to residential, business and wholesale consumers. FaktorTel is the owner and operator of their purpose built VOIP network spanning all major capital cities across Australia, they have formed agreements with Optus, AAPT, PowerTel and MCI (Verizon) which provides them with National and Global reach.
Faktura A word associated with the Russian Constructivists artists. In the period after the Russian Revolution, new definitions of art had to be found, such as the definition of art objects as "laboratory experiments".
Fala dos arxinas Fala dos arxinas or Verbo dos arginas (in Spanish, jerga de los canteros) (Galician, "argot of stonecutters") is the name of an argot employed by stonecutters in the Spanish region of Galicia, particularly in the area of Pontevedra. The fala dos arxinas incorporated Basque words into its vocabulary (hargin itself is "stonecutter"), a linguistic practice employed by other traveling professional groups of Castile (see Basque language).
Fala language Fala is a Romance language from the Portuguese-Galician subgroup spoken in Spain by about 10,500 people, of which 5,500 live in a valley of the northwestern part of Extremadura near the border with Portugal. The speakers of Fala live in the towns of Valverdi du Fresnu, As Ellas and Sa MartĂ­n de Trebellu.
Falafel Falafel (, , also known in Egypt and Sudan as طعمية) is a fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. Originally invented by Egyptian bedouins, it became a highly popular form of fast food in the Arab East and eventually in Israel, where is also served as a mezze or snack.
Falah Falah (فلاح) is the Arabic word for success (especially from self-improvement), happiness and well-being. In Islamic context, according to the Qur'an, actions such as conforming to Allah's commands, not taking intoxicants, not gambling and establishing the Zakat (charity tax) will all lead to falah.
Falaise park Falaise Park is a large urban park in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Vancouver-Burnaby border, between Rupert Street and Boundary Road, just south of Rupert Station of the Millennium Line.
Falaise pocket During August 1944 the Falaise pocket (also known as the Chambois pocket, Falaise gap, Chambois-Montormel pocket and Falaise-Chambois pocket) was the area between the four towns of Trun, Argentan, Vimoutiers and Chambois near Falaise in France, in which Allied forces tried to encircle and destroy the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army which took place in the Battle of Normandy, during World War II.
Falaisia Falaisia, Falessia or Falesia (Greek: Φαλαισία), ancient form and Latin: Phalaesia is a village located in the heart of the municipality of the same name in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. The name dates back to ancient times especially East Falaisia.
Falak ol Aflak Falak ol Aflak castle along with Shapoor-khast fortress is among the most important structures built during the Sassanid era. The architecture of this ancient castle is so outstanding that the experts believe it deserves being included in the world heritage list.
Falak-ol-Aflak Castle Falak-ol-Aflak Castle (in ), in ancient times was known as Dežbār as well as Shāpūr-Khwāst, is one of the most impressive castles in Iran. It is situated on the top of a large hill with the same name within the city of Khorramabad, the regional capital of Lorestan province.
Falam (town) Falam is a town in north-west Myanmar near the eastern Indian provincial border of Mizoram. The town was originally founded by the Brishers in 1892,and became an important place for the British government to rule the whole Chin Hills at that time.
Falange The Falange (or Phalange) is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original movement in Spain. The word Falange is derived from the Greek word phalangos, meaning Finger.
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista The Falange Española Tradicionalista de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS; Traditional Spanish Falange and of the Juntas of National-Syndicalist Offensive) was the official political party founded by Francisco Franco April 19, 1937 in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, formed through the merger of his Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista and the traditionalists. After his military victory in 1939, it became the sole legal political party of Spain.
Falémé River The Falémé River is a river in West Africa. The Falémé arises in northern Guinea and flows in a north-northeast direction to Mali, turing northwest it forms the border between Mali and Senegal, then becomes a tributary of the Sénégal River.
Falcarinol A natural pesticide found in carrots, which protects them from fungal diseases, such as liquorice rot that causes black spots on the roots during storage. Falcarinol is thought to reduce the risk of developing cancer, as a research team from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne found in February 2005.
Falcata A falcata is a type of sword typical of Pre-Roman Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, modern Spain and Portugal), similar to the Greek kopis or Nepalese kukri. It has a one edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave on the lower part of the sword, but convex on top.
Falcom Special Box '90 Falcom Special Box '90 is a video game music soundtrack released on December 21 1998 by King Records. The track was composed by Sound Team JDK and arranged by Michio Fujisawa, Kentaro Haneda, Tomohiko Kishimoto, Keiichi Oku, Hiroshi Shinkawa and Kazuhide Shirota.
Falcon (sport) Falcon is a humorous term in sport describing an accidental knock to the head by sports equipment. The phrase originated in Australia on The Footy Show after casual presenter and former rugby league player Mario 'The Falcon' Fenech was repeatedly shown having a ball passed to him and hitting him on the head.
Falcon 1 The Falcon 1 is a partially reusable launch system, designed and manufactured by SpaceX to provide commercial launch-to-space services. The two-stage-to-orbit rocket uses Lox/RP-1 for both stages, the first powered by a single Merlin engine and the second powered by a single Kestrel engine.
Falcon 9 The Falcon 9 is an EELV class launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2008. Three variants are proposed that should provide payloads of between 8,700 kg and 24,750 kg to low Earth orbit, and between 3,100 kg and 9,650 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Falcon Aviation Services Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is an airline based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It operates business jet and helicopter charter services, as well as search and rescue operations for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Flight International 12-18 December 2006.
Falcon City of Wonders The Falcon City of Wonders is a project to build a city in Dubai with replicas of the seven wonders of the world plus modern wonders such as the Eiffel tower and Taj Mahal. The project is led by Falcon City of Wonders Company, owned by local businessman Salem al Moosa.
Falcon College Falcon College is a small private institution of higher learning for boys in the southern Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe. Founded in 1954 in Esigodini (formerly Essexvale), Southern Rhodesia, on the remains of the Bushtick Mine, Falcon College is considered one of the premier secondary schools in Africa.
Falcon Cycles Falcon Cycles is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Brigg, North Lincolnshire. In addition to producing bikes under their own name, Falcon produces bicycles under several different brand names including, "Claud Butler", "British Eagle",
Falcon Framework The Falcon Framework (or the Falcon Framework for Concurrent Design) was Mentor Graphics' second generation software environment. Whereas their original environment had been Pascal-based and ran exclusively on the Apollo/Domain platform, the Falcon Framework was written in C++ and was portable to other platforms, notably Unix.
Falcon International Reservoir Falcon International Reservoir is a reservoir on the Rio Grande 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Laredo, Texas, USA and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The huge lake is bounded by Starr and Zapata counties on the Texas side of the international border, and the county and city of Nuevo Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas on the Mexican side of the border.
Falcon Lake Incident The Falcon Lake Incident occurred on May 19, 1967, when Stephen Michalak claimed that he encountered a UFO near Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada. He claimed to have been burned by the craft's exhaust vent, which was covered by an ovular grid.
Falcon Northwest Falcon Northwest is a personal computer manufacturing company located in Medford, Oregon, USA which was founded in 1992 by its current President Kelt Reeves. The company began its existence focusing on high-end systems for CAD applications.
Falcon Stadium Falcon Stadium is a stadium on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the United States Air Force Academy Falcons.
Falconer (band) Falconer is a distinctive Swedish power metal band, formed by the former guitarist of Mithotyn Stefan Weinerhall. Falconer carry on many of the traditions set by Weinerhall's previous band and play a style of power metal that expertly utilises folk instrumentation and melody to create a more medieval sound.
Falconer (novel) Falconer is a 1977 novel by American writer John Cheever. It tells the story of Ezekiel Farragut, a university professor and drug addict who is serving time in Falconer State Prison for the murder of his brother.
Falconry Falconry or hawking is the art or sport involving raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game. There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: A falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a "true" hawk (accipiter).
Falcons (film) Falcons (or Fálkar in Icelandic), was the seventh film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film, released in 2002, is the first movie entirely in English language by Friðrikssson and also constitutes his first work as a scriptwriter and therefore this drama is considered to be a film of both domestic and international appeal.
Falcons (rugby team) The Falcons, or Valke in Afrikaans (sponsorship name: Medicover Valke), are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They currently play out of Bosman Stadium in Brakpan (in the past they have played out of Pam Brink Stadium in Springs, and briefly out of Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park) and draw their players from the East Rand region of Gauteng Province.
Falealupo Falealupo is a village situated on the northwestern peninsula of Savai'i, 20 miles from the dateline. In the sea at the farthest point of the peninsula, the Fafā, an outcropping of volcanic rocks, is said in legend to be the gateway to the underworld, where aitu, the spirits of deceased persons, reside.
Falerii Novi Falerii Novi was a walled town in the Tiber River valley, about 50km north of Rome and 6km west of Civita Castellana. It was created by the Romans, who resettled the inhabitants of Falerii Veteres in this much less defensible position after a revolt in 241 BC.
Falguni Pathak Falguni Pathak, rightly coined as the undisputed Queen of Dandiya is a hot favourite personality in the dandiya world. A very talented and energetic performer, Falguni is considered as a Diva amongst today's young generation.
Falhófnir In Norse mythology, Falhófnir is a horse listed in both Grímnismál and Gylfaginning among the steeds ridden by the gods each day when they go to make judgements at Yggdrasil. However, in both stanzas Falhófnir is not assigned to any specific deity.
Falchion A falchion (pronounced fal-shun) is a medieval one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese broadsword. The weapon combined the weight and power of an axe with the versatility of a sword.
Falintil Falintil (or FALINTIL) is the military wing of the Fretilin political party of East Timor. It was established on the 20th of August 1975 as a response to FRETILIN’s conflicting political interests with the Democratic Union for Timor-Leste (UDT).
Faliraki Faliraki (Greek: Φαληράκι) is the primary seaside resort village on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese. It is situated on Faliraki Bay, on the northeastern coast, about 14 km south of the town of Rhodes and 10 km southeast of the airport.
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex consisting of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium that hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and Volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex is located in Faliro, not far from the port of Piraeus.
Faliscan language The Faliscan language, the language of the ancient Falisci, is preserved in some 36 short inscriptions, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, and is written in a variety of the Old Italic alphabet derived from the Etruscan, and written from right to left, but showing some traces of the influence of the Latin alphabet. Its most characteristic signs are- 51 a, z, 'F', 51 r,
Falk Corporation The Falk Corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are designers, manufacturers, and marketers of non-electrical precision industrial power transmission products for medium and heavy-duty industrial applications.
Falken Originally created by Herb Rose, Falken BBS was one of the few BBS products which allowed up to 128 users to dial in to a single system (running DOS) using multiport hardware, requiring no external multitasker. The product was far advanced from the large number of other BBS systems available at the time allowing users to interact in online teleconferences and multiplayer games.
Falkenberg railway Falkenberg Railway (svenska Falkenbergs Järnväg (FJ) or Pyttebanan) was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. It was inaugurated September 28 1894 and was in use until 1959.
Falkirk (council area) Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife.
Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) Falkirk Burghs was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency comprised the burghs of Falkirk, Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgow, lying in Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire and Linlithgowshire.
Falkirk Herald The Falkirk Herald and Midlands Journal (commonly known as simply The Falkirk Herald) is a local weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 32,000. It claims it is the 'biggest-selling local weekly newspaper" in Scotland, and is broadsheet in format, covering local news and opinions from the Falkirk area.
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency) Falkirk West was a parliamentray constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.
Falkirk West by-election, 2000 Dennis Canavan, the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West, in Scotland (elected as Labour but sitting as an Independent) accepted the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on November 21, 2000.
Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, which at this point differ by 24 metres, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight storey building. The structure is located in the village of Tamfourhill.
Falkland Current The Falkland Current is a cold water current that flows northward along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia as far north as the mouth of the RĂ­o de la Plata. This current results from the movement of water from the West Wind Drift as it rounds Cape Horn.
Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck The Falkland Steamerduck, Tachyeres brachypterus, is a duck native to the Falkland Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only two bird species to be endemic to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish), the other being Cobb's Wren.
Falkland Island Fox The Falkland Island Fox (Dusicyon australis, formerly named Canis antarcticus), also known as the Warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Island Wolf or Antarctic Wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876 (on West Falkland island), the only known canid to have gone extinct in historical times.
Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands, also called the Malvinas, are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles (483 kilometres) from the coast of South America, 671 miles (1080 km) west of the Shag Rocks (South Georgia), and 584 miles (940 km) north of Antarctica (Elephant Island). They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with about 700 smaller islands.
Falkland Islands at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 6-member strong contingent, comprising 6 sportspersons and no officials. They competed in four events, all of them pairs shooting disciplines.
Falkland Islands Defence Force The Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defence unit in the Falkland Islands. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the security of the islands from any outside aggression.
Falkland Islands Holdings Falkland Islands Holdings plc (FIH) is a company which plays a key role in the economy of the Falkland Islands. It is a British registered company, with its head office in the town of Bishop's Stortford in England, and an operational office in Stanley, the capital of the Falklands.
Falkland Islands pound The Falkland Islands pound is the currency issued by the government of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its currency symbol is the pound sign, ÂŁ, or alternatively FKÂŁ to distinguish it from other pound-denominated currencies.
Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary Falkland Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary is the name of a former Scottish officer of arms extraordinary at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The title was first mentioned in 1493 and it is derived from the Royal Palace of the same name located in Fife.
Falkland sprat The Falkland sprat, Sprattus fuegensis, is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found in the subtropical southwest Atlantic Ocean from 40° S to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Its depth range is from the surface to 10 m, and its length is up to 18 cm.
Falkland, Fife Falkland is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland at the foot of the Lomond Hills. The conservation village is best known as the location of Falkland Palace, begun in 1500 by James IV, and the best example of French-influenced Renaissance architecture in the United Kingdom.

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