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[[File:Falkland Islands constituency map.svg|thumb|Map of constituencies of the Falkland Islands]]
[[Image:Camp-Settlement.jpg|thumb|A Camp settlement.]]
[[Image:Shantyvolunteerpoint.jpg|thumb|[[Volunteer Point]].]]
The '''Camp''' is the term used in the [[Falkland Islands]] to refer to any part of the islands outside the islands' only significant town, [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]], and often the large [[RAF]] base at [[RAF Mount Pleasant|Mount Pleasant]]. It is derived from the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word {{lang|es|campo}}, for "[[rural area|countryside]]".<ref>[http://www.falklandislands.com/section.php/80/1/camping  Stay with us » Camping:  Falkland Islands Tourist Board]</ref>
The Camp contains various small settlements, such as [[Fox Bay]], [[Goose Green]], [[Darwin, Falkland Islands|Darwin]], and [[Port Howard]], which are usually little more than several houses. [[Port Louis, Falkland Islands|Port Louis]] in the north of [[East Falkland]] is the oldest permanent settlement in the islands, established by the French in 1764. [[Port Egmont]] on [[Saunders Island, Falkland Islands|Saunders Island]], now abandoned, is the oldest British settlement. The majority of the Camp population lives on [[East Falkland]], followed by [[West Falkland]]. Outlying islands such as [[Pebble Island|Pebble]], [[Sea Lion Island|Sea Lion]], [[West Point Island|West Point]], [[Weddell Island|Weddell]] and [[Carcass Island]] are inhabited as well. Camp is used in formal contexts: e.g. the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has Stanley and [[Camp (constituency)|Camp]] constituencies.<ref>[http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5513&source=3  Falkland Islands News Network: Eighteen Stand for Falklands' Elections] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210859/http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5513&source=3 |date=2012-03-02 }}</ref>
There are also some British military installations such as RAF Mount Pleasant, [[Mare Harbour]], and Mount Alice, and there is also the [[Bodie Suspension Bridge]], the southernmost of its kind in the world. Many parts were [[landmine]]d from the time of the [[Falklands War]], particularly just outside Stanley. As of November 2020, the Falklands were declared clear of all landmines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fotbot.org - Falkland Islands Declared Free of Landmines|url=https://sites.google.com/fotbot.org/home/falkland-islands-declared-free-of-landmines|access-date=2020-11-30|website=sites.google.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Time in the Falklands|Officially]], the Falklands use [[UTC-3]] year-round (before September 2010, only in the summer months), but many residents of Camp use [[UTC-4]] all year, known on the Falklands as "Camp Time".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/latin-america/falkland-islands/essentials/essentials-a-z/ |title=Essentials A-Z - Falklands |work=Foot Printtravel Guides |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200936/http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/latin-america/falkland-islands/essentials/essentials-a-z/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This caused confusion in 2009 when a team of [[Royal Engineers]] working in [[Hill Cove]] did not realise [[West Falkland]] was on a different time zone from [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sartma.com/artc_6373_FI_760_2.html |title=Hill Cove Repairs |author=Juanita Brock |date=4 April 2009 |newspaper= Falkland Islands News Network |publisher= sartma |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref>
Sheep farming is the main industry. Others include fishing, and tourism, particularly wildlife or war-related tours. The Camp is represented by three members of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands]], currently [[Teslyn Barkman]], [[John Birmingham (politician)|John Birmingham]] and [[Jack Ford (Falkland Islands politician)|Jack Ford]].
==See also==
* [[Falkland Islands]]
* [[West Falkland]]
* [[Lafonia]]
* [[Geography of the Falkland Islands]]
* [[Falklands War]]
==References==
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