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Atlantic/Stanley |
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UTC-3 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
The Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands) is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean, the capital Stanley (Stanley) is the only town and administrative center of the Islands. The islands are located between latitude 51 ° - 53 ° S, longitude 57 ° - 62 ° W, about 500 kilometers from the Argentine coast, the climate is temperate maritime climate, cool and windy throughout the year. Stanley, with a population of about 2,000, is the political, economic and cultural hub of the islands, with a deep-water harbor and an airstrip. The local economy is based on fishing, wool export and tourism, and the surrounding waters are rich in krill and fish, attracting both scientific research and tourists. The islands are known for their pristine natural beauty, inhabited by wildlife such as penguins, sea lions and dolphins, as well as historical sites such as Stanley Cathedral and the War Museum. In terms of sovereignty disputes, Argentina refers to them as the "Malvinas Islands", but they are currently under British de facto jurisdiction.
Gaoming District is one of the five jurisdictions in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, located in the western wing of the Pearl River Delta, north of the Xijiang River, south of Xinxing, east of Nanhai, west of Gao Yao, with a total area of 960 square kilometers and a resident population of about 440,000 people. It has a pleasant subtropical monsoon climate with a forest coverage of 60.8%, and is the ecological barrier of the Pearl River Delta, the "National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone" and the "Chinese Excellent Tourism City".
Gaoming has a long history and is one of the important birthplaces of Lingnan culture, with monuments such as Linggui Pagoda and Gaoming Academy, and one of the "Four Families of Lingnan" in the Ming Dynasty, Limin Yang, was born here. Economically, it has formed an industrial system dominated by textile, chemical, new materials and intelligent equipment manufacturing, while relying on its ecological advantages to develop modern agriculture and cultural and tourism industries. Scenic spots such as Soap Curtain Mountain (the highest peak in the Pearl River Delta), Lingyun Mountain, Taikang Mountain and so on attract a lot of tourists, and it is an important recreational and vacation destination for the Pearl River Delta metropolitan area.