Falkland Islands Timeline of Events

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Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...

Timeline of Events

1771

1.22.1771

Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to the United Kingdom.

1833

1.1.1833

The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

1982

4.3.1982

The United Kingdom sends a naval task force to the south Atlantic to reclaim the disputed Falkland Islands from Argentina.