The pale maiden (Olsynium filifolium) is the islands' proposed national flower. ==Human geography== Prior to 1812, various colonial powers had small settlements on the Falkland Islands.
In the 1851 census, the settlement's population was recorded as 287, increasing to 2,043 in 1901 and 2,563 in 2012. ===Human settlements and activities=== The main settlements in the islands are at Stanley which as of 2012 had a population of 2,121, and RAF Mount Pleasant, which in 2006 had a population of about 1,700.
In the 1851 census, the settlement's population was recorded as 287, increasing to 2,043 in 1901 and 2,563 in 2012. ===Human settlements and activities=== The main settlements in the islands are at Stanley which as of 2012 had a population of 2,121, and RAF Mount Pleasant, which in 2006 had a population of about 1,700.
There is also an introduced reindeer population, which was brought to the islands in 2001 for commercial purposes.
In the 1851 census, the settlement's population was recorded as 287, increasing to 2,043 in 1901 and 2,563 in 2012. ===Human settlements and activities=== The main settlements in the islands are at Stanley which as of 2012 had a population of 2,121, and RAF Mount Pleasant, which in 2006 had a population of about 1,700.
At the time of the Falklands War, the settlements in Camp were connected by tracks that were often impassable in wet weather, but by 2007 the Falkland Islands had a road network of , with further roads planned for construction to link all occupied mainland settlements by 2013. In the early nineteenth century, the main economic activity on the islands was seal hunting.
In the 1851 census, the settlement's population was recorded as 287, increasing to 2,043 in 1901 and 2,563 in 2012. ===Human settlements and activities=== The main settlements in the islands are at Stanley which as of 2012 had a population of 2,121, and RAF Mount Pleasant, which in 2006 had a population of about 1,700.
This herd was the only herd in the world that was unaffected by the Chernobyl disaster. In the last decade of the twentieth century and the early twenty-first century tourism and fishing have made a major economic impact on the islands and as of 2012 an oil exploration industry was developing. ===Impact of human activity=== There is little long-term data on habitat changes, so the extent of human impact is unclear.
At the time of the Falklands War, the settlements in Camp were connected by tracks that were often impassable in wet weather, but by 2007 the Falkland Islands had a road network of , with further roads planned for construction to link all occupied mainland settlements by 2013. In the early nineteenth century, the main economic activity on the islands was seal hunting.
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