Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Land - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

NOTE: The possession of the Falkland Islands has been disputed by the UK and Argentina (which refers to them as the Islas Malvinas) since 1833.

Administered by U K . claimed by Argentina

Colony—16,654 km²; about the size of Connecticut; area consists of some 200 small islands and two principal islands, East Falkland (6,680 km²) and West Falkland (5,276 km²); dependencies—South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, and the Shag and Clerke Rocks

NOTE: The information regarding Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.