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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73311" /> ==
<p> A group of islands in the S. Atlantic, 240 m. E. of Tierra del Fuego; discovered in 1592 by Davis; purchased from the French in 1764 by Spain, but afterwards ceded to Britain, by whom they were occupied in 1833 and used as a convict settlement until 1852; besides E. and W. [[Falkland]] there are upwards of 100 small islands, mostly barren; wheat and flax are raised, but sheep-farming is the main industry. </p>
<p> A group of islands in the S. Atlantic, 240 m. E. of Tierra del Fuego; discovered in 1592 by Davis; purchased from the French in 1764 by Spain, but afterwards ceded to Britain, by whom they were occupied in 1833 and used as a convict settlement until 1852; besides E. and W. [[Falkland]] there are upwards of 100 small islands, mostly barren; wheat and flax are raised, but sheep-farming is the main industry. </p>
       
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<ref name="term_73311"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/falkland+islands Falkland Islands from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_73311"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/falkland+islands Falkland Islands from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 12 October 2021

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]

A group of islands in the S. Atlantic, 240 m. E. of Tierra del Fuego; discovered in 1592 by Davis; purchased from the French in 1764 by Spain, but afterwards ceded to Britain, by whom they were occupied in 1833 and used as a convict settlement until 1852; besides E. and W. Falkland there are upwards of 100 small islands, mostly barren; wheat and flax are raised, but sheep-farming is the main industry.

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