The British wanted the Falkland Islands, they are near Argentina, as they could use it as a Naval as well as airbase, for fueling ships and for keeping troops there in case of a war.
In international law, to extract minerals from Antarctica you need to have a coast facing it. The Falklands were known of as early as 1502. They were colonized by various countries, firstly by the British in 1592, nearly 400 years before the Falklands war. They were used as a base for the Whaling and Sealing industries and ship repair and had occupation/ownership declared by various nationalities (never by Argentina but certainly by Spanish and Germans working out of Buenos Aries) through to 1833 when British sovereignty was re-established. Las Malvinas comes from the period of french colonisation in 1754 when the Falklands were known as Îles Malouines (Breton for ST Malo). The remains of the earliest occupants found in the Falkland Islands are thought to be those of the indigenous population of Tierra Del Fuego.
If you're talking about the present tense, it is because the Falkland Islanders want to be British.
The people of the Falkland Islands ARE British.
Falkland Islands.
The Falkland Islands are a self governing British Overseas Territory.
The Falkland Islands are a self governing British Overseas Territory.
British
Re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands happened in 1833.
The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) are a British colony.
Falkland pounds (FKP) - the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound.
British victory
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.
The Falkland Islands are a self governing British Overseas Territory.
You're probably thinking about the Falkland Islands but they're not ruled by the UK as such. The Falkland Islands are a 'British Overseas Territory' which means that they are self-governing but the UK is responsible for their defence and international affairs.