Falkland Islands pound

The pound is the currency of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.The symbol is the pound sign, £, or alternatively FK£, to distinguish it from other pound-denominated currencies. The ISO 4217 currency code is FKP. The Falklands pound has always been pegged to the pound sterling at par and banknotes of both currencies are used interchangeably on the islands (although only notes issued by banks in the United Kingdom are generally accepted in Britain itself).

Climate of Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands have a Maritime Subarctic climate that is very much influenced by the cool South Atlantic ocean and its northerly Patagonian current giving it a narrow annual temperature range.