Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), group of islands in the Atlantic ocean east of Argentina which are an overseas territory of the UK, Islas Malvinas (in Spanish)

The Falkland Islands () are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles (483 km) from the coast of  Argentina, 671 miles (1,080 km) west of the  Shag Rocks (South Georgia), and 584 miles (940 km) north of  Antarctica (Elephant Island). They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with 776 smaller islands. Stanley, on East Falkland, is the capital city. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, but have been the subject of a claim to sovereignty by Argentina since the British invasion of 1833.
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Noun
1. a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean

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Background: Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. Map of Falkland Islands More about Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues

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