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The British call it the Falkland Islands because of the Falklands war, they claimed sovereignty at that time, but the Spanish claim that it should be called the Malvina Islands due to it being located in Argentina. The dispute has been going on for several years, but after the death of Margaret Thatcher the islands have agreed to stay British.
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Which island do the Argentinians call the Malvina's?
Falkland Islands.
What do the british call th Falkland islands?
Falkland Islands.
What do the argentineans call th islands known to the british and to the settlers living there as the Falkland islands?
Islas Malvinas
What do the Argentineans call the islands known to the British and to the settlers living there as The Falkland Islands?
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.
What islands are at the center of a dispute between Argentina and the united kingdom?
The Falkland Islands in English. The Argentinians call them Las Malvinas.
Who controls the Falkan Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean?
Islas Malvinas, as the Argentines call the Falkland Islands are a far flung outpost of the British Empire. Inhabited by far more sheep than people the Islands were invaded in 1982 by Argentina. The British sent a force to remove them. I am unsure of what the territorial rights of the British are, but it is undeniable that the Islanders wish to remain under British jurisdiction.
What are islands east to south of Argentina?
Falkland & Cape VerdeEast of Argentina are the ISLAS MALVINAS (Falkland in English), Cape Verde are very far away, much futher north, close to the coast of Africa.Other islands: Isla de los Estados, east of Tierra del Fuego Island, and the southern Atlantic islands of Southern Georgias.They're called Las Islas Malvinas but that's what they call it in South America, since the british rudely toke them from Argentina and now they're called the Falkland Islands... idiots. I'd like get them from the brits back to the argies but it'd be a bit weird if France randomly started a war against Britain cuz of that.
The Falkland islands belong to which country?
The Falklands/Malvinas' sovereignty is still in dispute, although the British has kept a settlement there for longer than any other country that claimed the islands (France, Spain, and later Argentina).
How can you find out if a business in the British Virgin Islands is legitimate?
call the business and ask...bozo
What do south Americans call the Falkland island?
the malvinas
In what year did Argentina go to war with Britain?
The Falklands War started on 2 April 1982 with the Argentine invasion and occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. Neither Country declared a state of war. The Argentinians have, over many years claimed sovereignty to the Falklands Islands ( which they call the Malvinas) Just because it's nearer to Argentina than Great Britain (the Canary Islands are nearer to Africa than Spain, but its Spanish territory) Now that oil has been found Argentina wants the Islands, (the Falkland Islanders wish to remain British) Argentina had the choice to share the Oil Fields but opted out of the deal. Basically it's the oil surrounding the Islands that interest both Argentina and Great Britain, but as long as the Islanders wish to remain British then that is what it will be.
Is port Stanley a big city?
Port Stanley, Ontario is neither a city nor a town. It describes itself as a village.Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands (formerly called Port Stanley) has a population of 2,115 and would not be considered big by anyone not from the Islands. The Islanders just call it "town".
