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The Falkland Islands currently has three primary means of transport - road, sea and air. However, in 1946, when Sir Miles Clifford arrived as governor, there were no air services, no roads outside Stanley and an indifferent sea service. Sir Miles was instrumental in starting the Falkland Islands Government Air Service in December 1948. The inaugural flight involved a mercy flight from North Arm Settlement to Stanley to bring a girl with peritonitis to life-saving medical help in Stanley. There is now an international airport, a domestic airport, a number of airstrips, a growing road network and a much-improved ferry service between the two main islands. ==Road== In 1982, the Falkland Islands had no roads outside Stanley, only tracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Falkland Focus - News from the Falkland Islands Government )〕 By 2007, the Falkland Islands had a road network of with a further roads planned for construction link to all occupied mainland settlements by 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Transport and Communication ) ''Source uses metric units.''〕 In 2012, the Falkland Islands Government classified the road network - East Falkland and West Falkland - into "A" roads, "B" roads and "C" roads for purposes of ''Highways Asset Management Plan''. The "A" roads are the link between Stanley and New Haven (East Falkland) and the link between Port Howard and Fox Bay (West Falkland).〔 ''Source uses metric units.''〕 All roads within Stanley are asphalted as are the ones at Mount Pleasant Airport (MPA). The road between Stanley & MPA is mostly gravel all-weather roads (as like the rest of the roads in the islands) with some short asphalted sections.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Falkland Islands )〕 The road between Stanley and MPA has a large trench on either side, which will ground any vehicle driving into it. These trenches were allegedly dug deeper than they needed to be as annual rainfall was taken as a number for the monthly rainfall. Stanley has two taxi services which can be used for travel within the town and the surrounding areas. A variety of four-wheel drive vehicles can be hired in Stanley, which are essential for travel along unpaved roads that are potentially badly potholed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Falkland Islands Tourist Board )〕 A bus service ferries passengers between the main airport for international flights at Mount Pleasant and Stanley.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = Falkland Islands Tourist Board )〕 Bicycles can also be hired, though because of the unsealed roads and hilly terrain, these are more suitable for use around the Stanley area.〔 〕 Speed limits are 25 mph (40 km/h) in built-up areas and 40 mph (64 km/h) elsewhere.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Falkland Islands )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transport in the Falkland Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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