The Falkland Islands are about 500 km from South America
in the South Atlantic.

The Falkland Islands have a cool, temperate, and highly
maritime climate, characterised by, frequently strong westerly winds and
moderate, consistent temperatures.

Summers (Jan-Feb) are mild with averages around 13 C
(55F)  while winters (Jun-Aug) are cold with lows around  2 C 
(36 F) often featuring frost and rarely settling snow. Weather is notoriously changeable, with moderate annual rainfall of roughly 540 – 640 mm.

The winds from the west bring cool air, with high winds
and gales common, particularly during the winter months. Winds are almost always present, with the average wind speed in Stanley around 16 knots (approx. 30 km/h)

East and West Falkland are both rugged.

The highest point is Mount Usborne on East Falkland,
which is 705 meters high. In the north of East Falkland, there are “stone
runs,” which are smooth flows of boulders on the hills. Charles Darwin was profoundly intrigued by the “stone runs” (also known as rivers of rock) during his visit to the Falkland Islands in 1833 and 1834, describing them as “myriads of great loose fragments of the quartz rock.

 Southern East Falkland, known as Lafonia, is flat with windswept grasslands.

West Falkland has two main mountain ranges, and is
generally more hilly than East Falklands. 776 smaller islands, islets, and rocks surrounding the two main islands make up the archipelago.

There are no native trees on the islands, only small shrubs and tussac grasses. The coastlines are covered with tussac pastures and peat bogs.