Malvinas
South Atlantic islands
Malvinas is the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic.
Argentina claims sovereignty over the islands and refers to them exclusively as Islas Malvinas.
The name carries political weight—using Malvinas signals support for Argentina's claim, while Falklands aligns with British sovereignty.
The 1982 war between the two nations is called the Falklands War in English, la Guerra de las Malvinas in Spanish.
A calendar year
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- Falklands War1982 South Atlantic conflict
task force · Margaret Thatcher · Harrier · naval battle · casualties · veterans · surrender · Royal Navy
Conflict over land boundaries
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
decolonization · self-determination · UN resolutions · diplomacy · negotiations · international law · geopolitics · jurisdiction
Chain of scattered islands
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- South AtlanticOcean between Africa, Americas
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- Tierra del FuegoIslands near Cape Horn
subantarctic · Cape Horn · South Georgia · windswept · moorland · peat
Flightless aquatic seabirds
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
- sea lionsLarge eared aquatic mammals
- elephant sealsLarge pinnipeds with elongated snouts
whales · dolphins · krill · squid · rockhopper · king penguin · petrels · cormorants
Raising ovines commercially
- woolSheared animal fiber
- fishing industryCommercial marine harvest sector
- squid fishingCatching ocean cephalopods
- toothfishLarge deep-sea species
licensing · oil exploration · tourism · cruise ships · wildlife tourism · kelp · self-sufficiency · exports
1982
A calendar year
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
Falklands War · task force · Margaret Thatcher · Harrier · naval battle · casualties · veterans · surrender · Royal Navy · Sheffield
territorial dispute
Conflict over land boundaries
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
colonialism · decolonization · self-determination · UN resolutions · diplomacy · negotiations · international law · geopolitics · jurisdiction · contested
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- South AtlanticOcean between Africa, Americas
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
Tierra del Fuego · subantarctic · Cape Horn · South Georgia · windswept · moorland · peat
penguins
Flightless aquatic seabirds
elephant seals · whales · dolphins · krill · squid · rockhopper · king penguin · petrels · cormorants · biodiversity
sheep farming
Raising ovines commercially
- woolSheared animal fiber
- fishing industryCommercial marine harvest sector
- squid fishingCatching ocean cephalopods
toothfish · licensing · oil exploration · tourism · cruise ships · wildlife tourism · kelp · self-sufficiency · exports