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Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom.The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, when they made the first recorded landing on the islands, [1] and the United Kingdom has exercised de facto sovereignty over the archipelago almost continuously since 1833.
The countries agreed to end the dispute in July 2007. [126] Migingo Island vicinity, and, farther north, the vicinity of the islands of Lolwe, Oyasi, Remba, Ringiti and Sigulu , all a maritime rights dispute in Lake Victoria. Kenya Uganda: 2008 2009 In 2009, Migingo Island became a disputed territory when Uganda raised its national flag.
Map of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands have a land area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km 2 ) and a coastline estimated at 800 mi (1,300 km). [ 104 ] The archipelago consists of two main islands, West Falkland and East Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. [ 105 ]
The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The second part is the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are claimed by Argentina but are United Kingdom sovereign overseas territories (see Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute).
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute (1 C, 5 P) Falklands War (12 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Territorial disputes of Argentina" The following 14 pages are in this ...
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A map showing key locations during the Falklands War and the distances covered by British forces. The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean and a British Overseas Territory. The islands are located 8,000 miles (13,000 km) from the UK. Sovereignty over the Falklands has been disputed between Argentina and the UK since 1833.