A Lonely But Free Life At the Southern Edge of the World
The Falkland Islands are about as remote as a place can be, but most who live there wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

by Fred Strebeigh

Originally published Smithsonian, September 1981. All photographs in this online version are by Fred Strebeigh. 
(The  Falklands were invaded by Argentina on April  2,  1982.)

Falkland Islanders' Future

by Fred Strebeigh

Originally published on the op-ed page of the New York Times, April 6, 1982.
(The Falklands were invaded by Argentina on April 2, 1982.)

Photo Gallery from Falkland Islands in 1978

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Chartres settlement, West Falkland Island


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