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What do the Argentineans call the islands known to the British and to the settlers living there as The Falkland Islands?
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Las (Islas) Malvinas
-- from their French name Les Îles Malouines, bestowed by Admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1764 in commemoration of the first known settlers, who were mariners and fishermen from the Breton port of Saint-Malo in France.
The name Falkland Islands derives from that of the Falkland Channel which separates the two main islands. This name was bestowed by Captain John Strong, who landed on the islands in 1690, in honour of Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount of Falkland (a place in Scotland), who as Commissioner of the Admiralty had financed Strong's expedition.
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What do the argentineans call th islands known to the british and to the settlers living there as the Falkland islands?
Islas Malvinas
Are the Falkland islands hispanis?
Most of the people are descended from British settlers.
How did the british treat the natives of the Falkland islands?
The people of the Falkland Islands ARE British.
What do the british call th Falkland islands?
Falkland Islands.
What territory are The Falkland Islands?
The Falkland Islands are a self governing British Overseas Territory.
Which countries do Falkland islands belong?
The Falkland Islands are a self governing British Overseas Territory.
What is Falkland islands' nationality?
British
When did Re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands happen?
Re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands happened in 1833.
What countrycontrils the Falkland islands off the coast of south America?
The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) are a British colony.
What is currency of Falkland islands?
Falkland pounds (FKP) - the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound.
How much one pound coin from Falkland?
One pound. The Falkland Islands currency (FKP) is pegged at par with the British Pound Sterling (GBP) and the Falkland Islands decimal coinage is near identical in dimensions and composition to the equivalent British coins. Falkland Island currency is "legal tender" only in the Falkland Islands.
What was the result of the battle of the Falkland islands?
British victory
