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Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-08): There were only two exceptions: Falkland Islanders, who were automatically granted British citizenship, and with the Falkland Islands treated as a part of the UK proper through the enactment of British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 due to the Falklands War with Argentina; and Gibraltarians, who were given the special entitlement to be registered as British citizens upon request without further conditions because of its individual membership in the European Economic Area and the European Economic Community.[86] [...] - Falkland Islands – the British Forces Falkland Islands includes commitments from the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, along with the Falkland Islands Defence Force. [...] - ^ "Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly". Falklands.gov.fk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-02-24): The Falkland Islands covers a total area of 12,173 sq.km (4,700 sq mi), and are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in South Atlantic Ocean. As observed on the physical map above, The Falkland Islands are an archipelago comprised of two large islands (East Falkland and West Falkland) and several hundred smaller ones, that are ringed by a rugged coastline, and for the most part are hilly, rocky and covered with low shrubs and coarse grass. The two large islands are separated by Falkland Sound. [...] Covering a total land area of 12,000 sq. km, the Falkland Islands are an isolated and sparsely populated overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Falkland Islands are an archipelago comprising of two large islands - East Falkland and West Falkland, as well as 776 smaller islands and islets. Falkland Islands have no administrative divisions. [...] Falkland Islands are an archipelago and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located to the southwest Atlantic Ocean at the southern-most point of South America. The islands are positioned both in the southern and western hemispheres of the Earth. Falkland Islands are situated about 300 miles (483km) to the east of the Argentina coastline.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-10-27): - The Falkland Islands are a United Kingdom Overseas Territory and their discovery was first reported in August 1592 by a British navigator Captain John Davis aboard the ship ‘Desire’ - The Falkland Islands flag commemorates this first sighting and the ship is also referenced in the motto of the Falkland Islands ‘Desire the Right’ - Geographically, the Falkland Islands were once part of East Africa and, as such, we have some interesting and unusual landscape features, such as stone runs which are ‘rivers’ of boulders; the highest points are Mount Usborne on the East (705m) and Mount Adam on the West (700m) - The Falkland Islands are an archipelago, consisting of two main islands (East and West Falkland) and 778 smaller islands, with a total area of approximately 4,700 sq. m (half the size of Wales) - The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic, some 400 miles from the South American mainland and 850 miles north of the Antarctic Circle - The climate is characterised by a narrow temperature range ranging from 24°C in January to -5°C in July; the highest points are Mount Usborne on East Falkland (705m) and Mount Adam on West Falkland (700m)
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-03-03): The UK has insisted the Falkland Islands are British after Argentina broke a co-operation deal and pushed for talks on the islands' sovereignty. [...] In response, Mr Cleverly tweeted: "The Falkland Islands are British. [...] The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean. Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the islands.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-23): The Falkland Islands are a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South America. They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Argentina disputes this, and claims their sovereignty. [...] Later attempts by Spanish forces from the Río de la Plata to seize Falklands were ended in 1833,[7] when British forces took control.[8] In 1840 the Falkland Islands became a Crown Colony of the British Empire. Modern times [change | change source]The Falklands became a British Dependent Territory in 1981. This followed the British Nationality Act 1981. In 1983 the Falkland Islanders were granted British citizenship. On 18 April 1985 the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 came into force which increased the number of elected members of the Legislative Council to eight. It guaranteed the Falkland Islanders' rights and constitutional arrangements.[9] In 1997 the constitution was amended with regard to voters rights. In 2002 the Falklands became a British Overseas Territory with the British Overseas Territories Act 2002. On 1 January 2009 the current constitution came into force with the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008. This replaced the 1985 version. It was agreed on by the UK Government and the Falkland Islands Government. The new constitution provided for finance, the public service, the administration of justice, and a Complaints Commissioner.[10]
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): - The European Union Treaty of Lisbon ratifies that the Falkland Islands belong to the United Kingdom.[105] [...] - ^ "Country Profile: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010. [dead link] [...] - ^ "UK says Falklands' self determination is a universal right enshrined in UN charter". MercoPress, 25 January 2013 - ^ a b c d "Travel Advice: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)". British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2012-11-23): About 400 million years ago, some of the rocks that make up the Falkland Islands were part of the supercontinent of Gondwana, crunched between southern Africa and what is now Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. When tectonic forces tore Gondwana apart, the Falkland Islands were left behind like crumbs as a massive geologic cookie was split into pieces. Today, the islands are situated about 600 kilometers (400 miles) east of Argentina and 1,350 kilometers (850 miles) north of the Antarctic Circle. There are 778 islands in this territory of the United Kingdom, but just two large islands—East Falkland and West Falkland—comprise the bulk of the Connecticut-sized landmass. The Falkland Islands have a cool, moist climate that varies minimally throughout the year. Average annual temperatures are about 5.6°C (42°F). Temperatures reach as high as 24°C (76°F) in summer and as low as -5°C (22°F). Rainfall is comparatively low and evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging 625 millimeters (25 inches) in Stanley, the capital city.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-19): The United Nations’ General Assembly High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance: a joint statement from the Heads of Government and Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories: Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT); British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands , [...] CMO, Government of Falkland Islands, Ministry of Health , [...] Matthew Dryden, Michael Corley, Natalie Wright, Aisha Andrewin, Ronald Georges, Shaun Ramroop, Sharra Greenaway, Nicholas Gent, Nadia Astwood, William Hardy, Helen Carter, Peter Moss, Rebecca Edwards, Alex Wonner, Ayo Oyinloye, Kevin Donovan, The United Nations’ General Assembly High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance: a joint statement from the Heads of Government and Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories: Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT); British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2024;, dkae330, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkae330
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-06-14): The Falklands Conflict was a short undeclared war between Argentina and Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands (known as Islas Malvinas in Argentina), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and cost over 900 lives. The islands are British overseas territories located in the South Atlantic, 8,000 miles from Britain. Sovereignty over the islands has been contested by Argentina since 1833. Most Falkland Islanders were of British descent and opposed the Argentinian claim. In 1982, President Leopoldo Galtieri of Argentina decided to take control of the islands by force.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-08-04): The Argentine Government recalls that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas are an integral part of the Argentine national territory and, being illegally occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are the subject of a sovereignty dispute between the two countries which is recognized by the United Nations and other international organizations. [...] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rejects the claims contained in the Declaration made by the Argentine Republic. In particular, the United Kingdom rejects the claim by the Argentine Republic to the territory of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. The peaceful possession of these Islands and surrounding maritime areas by the United Kingdom cannot therefore be characterized as illegal occupation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. The United Kingdom Government attaches great importance to the principle of self determination as set out in Article 1.2 of the Charter of the United Nations and Article 1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. That principle underlies our position on the Falkland Islands.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): This week marks the 40th anniversary of the 74-day conflict known as the Falklands War, which began on April 2, 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the British dependent territory of the Falkland Islands. This undeclared war was part of a much longer dispute over the sovereignty of the Falklands and associated islands in the South Atlantic. [...] In the opening weeks of the war, requests were being received from both Argentina and the United Kingdom for LANDSAT photos of the same coverage area – specifically, the open ocean area west of the Falkland Islands on May 7-8, the Falkland Islands on May 9-11 and South Georgia on May 10-12. [...] Also of interest, read the Telegram from the Central Intelligence Agency, sent April 12, 1982 – just ten days into the conflict, outlining the views of the Argentine Government. This document is an example of the reports being received by the National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC), an NGA predecessor organization, as the situation in the Falkland Islands unfolded.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-06-01): On 2 April 1982, a tiny British overseas territory, located about 300 miles (almost 500km) off the east coast of Argentina, was thrust violently into public consciousness in the UK. [...] As well as the enormous distance - the Falklands are some 8,000 miles (almost 13,000km) from the UK - the Army also faced limitations on what forces could be committed. [...] The Falkland Islanders won a commitment to their sovereignty that any future government would be courageous to question. Economic investment and a much larger military presence also followed. Nearly 40 years on, Britain still retains a force on the islands.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-27): The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, so there is no British Embassy, and the Falkland Islands government will support you if you need help. [...] About FCDO travel advice [...] Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-20): Two petitioners who identified themselves as members of the Falkland Islands Government highlighted the Islands’ successes as a small democracy and the importance of recognizing the will of the people. John Birmingham recalled that 2023 marked the tenth anniversary of its referendum, wherein 98 per cent of the respondents affirmed that they wished to remain an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Gavin Short called on the Special Committee to listen to what the people have to say about their lives and their future and urged support for their right to self-determination. [...] GAVIN SHORT, identifying himself as a democratically elected representative of the Government and people of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), said his family has lived there for 174 years. The Falklands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom through choice, he stressed, highlighting that: "We are a multicultural and forward-looking democracy who have taken the Falklands from zero to a country that can now boast an A+ credit rating." Countering Argentina’s claim to sovereignty, he said that country has actively sought to undermine the Falkland Islands’ economy and taken direct actions against his State. Calling on the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to visit the Islands, he asked members to put politics aside and listen to what the people have to say about their lives and their future, and urged support for their right to self-determination.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-09): The Falkland Islands (Malvinas)* has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1946, following the transmission by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of information under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations.** - See General Assembly resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 [...] United Nations Secretariat annual working papers on Falkland Islands (Malvinas) issued since 2008 are also available on the Documents page. [...] *A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Falkland Islands, internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies about 300 miles (480 km) northeast of the southern tip of South America and a similar distance east of the Strait of Magellan. The capital and major town is Stanley, on East Falkland; there are also several scattered small settlements as well as a Royal Air Force base that is located at Mount Pleasant, some 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Stanley. In South America the islands are generally known as Islas Malvinas, because early French settlers had named them Malouines, or Malovines, in 1764, after their home port of Saint-Malo, France. Area 4,700 square miles (12,200 square km). Pop. (2012, excluding British military personnel stationed on the islands) 2,563. The two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and about 200 smaller islands form a total land area nearly as extensive as the U.S. state of Connecticut. The government of the Falkland Islands also administers the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, including the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands. [...] The population of the Falkland Islands is English-speaking and consists primarily of Falklanders of British descent. The pattern of living on the islands is sharply differentiated between Stanley and the small, isolated sheep-farming communities. Four-fifths of the population lives in Stanley.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-05-09): Population: 4,078 on Saint Helena (September 2023); 822 on Ascension (September 2023); and 246 on Tristan da Cunha (November 2023) [...] LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES BY REGION (Last updated: 9 May 2024) [...] [iii] A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-04-06): On the 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands, sparking one of the largest major conflicts since WW2. [...] Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, had long been challenged. [...] On 5 April 1982 the first ships, including HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible, set sail towards the Falklands.
Claim: Falkland Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (Falkland Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Since 2016 the UK Overseas Territories Project (UKOTP) has delivered a coherent programme of transformational activities which is enhancing good governance and oversight of public finances in the self-governing UK Overseas Territories. The Project is organised as a consortium and is led by CPA UK in collaboration with the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA). The Project is funded through the Overseas Territories and Polar Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Read more about the crucial work of the UK Overseas Territories Project here. There are a total of 14 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) that have retained a constitutional link with the UK. They are inhabited by over 300,000 citizens and cover a combined area seven times that of the UK. While most are self-governing, with their own governments and legislatures, the UKOTs retain a strong relational tie to the UK, which has responsibility for foreign relations, security, defence, and good governance.
Claim: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 165 kilometres (103 mi) long and 35 kilometres (22 mi) wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about 700 kilometres (430 mi) southeast of South Georgia. The territory's total land area is 3,903 km2 (1,507 sq mi).[1] The Falkland Islands are about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) west from its nearest point. [...] The United Kingdom claimed sovereignty over South Georgia in 1775 and the South Sandwich Islands in 1908. The territory of "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" was formed in 1985;[3] previously, it had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Argentina claimed South Georgia in 1927 and claimed the South Sandwich Islands in 1938. [...] Economic activity in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is limited. The territory has revenues of £6.3 million, 80% of which is derived from fishing licences (2020 figures).[44] Other sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps and coins, tourism, and customs and harbour dues.[45]
Claim: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-28): South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are two groups of sub-Antarctic islands of the Southern Ocean east of the southern tip of South America, north of Antarctica. The islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom that are administered from the Falkland Islands. [...] - King Edward Point - Seat of Government where the Government Officer resides. Are the port of entry and home of the Fishery Research base run for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) by the British Antarctic Survey? [...] South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are rugged islands, rising out of the Southern Ocean. There are no indigenous residents, very few people live here and only those who really want to make the trip end up coming.
Claim: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-15): The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
Claim: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): The South Sandwich Islands (Spanish: Islas Sandwich del Sur) are a chain of uninhabited volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. They are administered as part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The chain lies in the sub-Antarctic region, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) southeast of South Georgia and 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. [...] The United Kingdom formally annexed the South Sandwich Islands through letters patent in 1908, grouping them with other British-held territory in Antarctica as the Falkland Islands Dependencies. [...] The territory of "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" was formed in 1985;[2] previously, both archipelagos had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
Claim: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a territory of United Kingdom (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2010-08-05): South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) used to be a dependency of the Falkland Islands, but since 1985, under the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Order, was formed as a separate British Overseas Territory, under a Commissioner who is at the same time, Governor of the Falkland Islands. [...] According to the Flag Bulletin, XXXII:2 (1993), the British dependency of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands was created on 3