The Falkland Islands are a group of islands which are situated in the Atlantic Ocean. In recent years they have worked hard to develop their tourist industry and are at long last starting to reap the rewards for all of their hard work.

The nearest landmass is Argentina's coastline. There are two islands - East Falkland and the West Falkland, consisting in all of nearly 700 plus small islands within them.

They all belong to the United Kingdom, and are self controlled. It is a remote place that is in the middle of nowhere and has sheep farming as the chief occupation, apart from tourism, bringing in maximum revenue.

Many tourists visit Hill Cove when they go on vacation to the Falkland Islands. It is the only forest on the Islands and the area is very popular with holiday makers. The spruce trees found here are home to several small and large sized bird species.

Birds that can be seen are the Falkland Thrushes and of course the black chinned Siskins, which can be spotted if you are lucky. Right behind the Hill cove forest is the cemetery, behind which you can see the Hill cove miniature horses belonging to the farm lands.

Fast forward to 2010 and the imminent beginning of oil exploration drilling in the Falklands territorial waters, and the controversy was hauled back to the surface. The extremely unpopular Argentinean president, Cristina Kirchner, decreed that any vessels traveling to the Falklands must register with the Argentinean authorities, This in effect, constitutes an embargo against the UK, and it wasn't long before British war vessels were dispatched to the area.

Kirchner may have obtained the support of virtually every other Latin American nation, but Argentina's argument for its historic sovereignty over the "Malvinas" is extremely weak, and the current protest may seem hypocritical in view of its timing. It does appear to be an attempt to stir up patriotism to distract attention from a disastrous domestic policy, a move which most Argentineans aren't buying into.

It would be unthinkable for Argentina to launch another armed conflict which the UK would be sure to win again, and the order to request permission to sail to the islands is unenforceable and sure to provoke an immediate and forceful reaction from the British if it was applied. Not one to be taunted, the Royal Navy has already begun expelling any Argentinean war ships that stray into Falkland waters.








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