Place details
Place nameFalkland Islands
Other namesColony of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Malvinas Islands, Falklands, Malvinas, Islas Malvinas, FLK, FK, ISO238, FK00
Latitude-51.75
Longitude-59
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
A British self-governing colony, comprising the Falkland Islands & several other islands administered from the Falkland Islands; Argentina made an unsuccessful attempt to claim the islands in 1982, leading to the brief Falklands War with Great Britain. Language is English.
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