Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to Kerguelen Islands:Crozet Islands Ker·gue·len Islands (kûr′gə-lən, -lĕn′) A French-administered island group in the southern Indian Ocean southeast of South Africa. The largest island,Kerguelen,was discovered by a French navigator in 1772 and is use...
AfterWorld War IIthe issue ofsovereigntyover the Falkland Islands shifted to theUnited Nationswhen, in 1964, the islands’ status was debated by the UN committee on decolonization.Argentinabased its claim to the Falklands on papal bulls of 1493 modified by theTreaty of Tordesillas(1494), by which...
James Cook sighted the uninhabited islands and claimed them for Britain; they were also claimed by Argentina after 1948. The islands remained without a permanent population until 1976, when Argentine military personnel, despite protests from the British government, occupied the Southern Thule group of...
The Falkland Islands are a group of islands located in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the eastern coast of Argentina. The Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, are a British Overseas Territory; however, they are claimed by Argentina. The two main islands, East Falkland and West ...
Who knows, they might even get to stop off at the last outpost of empire, the Falkland Islands, on the way home? From The Daily Beast In April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands group, a set of small islands off its coast. From The Daily Beast The bike was being stored in...
About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. Ĉirkaŭ du trionoj de la tutmonda populacio apartenas al E. c. chrysocome kiu reproduktiĝas sur la Malvinoj kaj sur insuloj...
These beautiful little islands off the coast of Argentina have been the apple of discord between the UK and Argentina for a long time, but for tourists who are interested in wildlife and peaceful rural settlements, the Falkland Islands are a little piece of paradise. The scenic b...
An archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean off Antarctica. Formerly used as land bases by sealers and whalers, the islands are part of the British Antarctic Territory, although they have also been claimed by Argentina and Chile. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edi...
British warship anchors off Argentina for first time since 1982 Falklands Islands war
n.a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony 学习怎么用 双语例句 They are the directors of the Falkland Islands Co. 原来他们是福克兰群岛公司的董事。 Both Britain and Argentina lay claim to the Falkland Islands. ...