Palynofacies Analyses of Fox Bay Formation (Devonian), Falkland Islands

Medicine in the Falkland Islands.

Resuscitation experience in the Falkland Islands campaign.

The recent campaign to retake the Falkland Islands was a novel military exercise from many points of view. This was particularly so for the medical support, which required much improvisation at all levels. Several surgical teams from the Royal Navy and the Royal Army Medical Corps were deployed in support of both the fleet and the troops on land. Two Royal Naval teams embarked in SS Canberra, a...

Geochemically diverse Gondwana magmatism, Falkland Islands

Farming on the peatlands of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands (Long 57-62°W; Lat51-53°S), land area 12,200km have a cool temperate (2.2°C.9.4°C), oceanic climate. Rainfall varies between 400-800mm and is lowest in spring. The islands were glaciated only on the highest ground with surrounding land affected by a periglacial environment. During the Post-glacial period acid, organic soils have formed mainly because of low temperature and ...

Dental survey of the Falkland Islands' child population.

In November 2013 the first dental epidemiological survey of 5, 12 and 15 year old children was undertaken on The Falkland Islands. The census survey used the ICDAS II system and achieved an overall response rate of 87.4%. To allow international comparisons obvious decay experience is reported. The mean dmft of 5-year-olds was 1.2 teeth, the prevalence of decay experience was 34.6%. The mean DMF...