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#falklandislands #portstanley #walkingtour EN/DE/RU/ES/IT 1 EN The Falkland Islands, is a group of islands about 280 miles east of the Strait of Magellan in the Atlantic, between 51° 15′ and 53° south latitude and 57° 40′ and 62° west longitude with an area of 12,173 sq. km. and population (ranked 237th) 3,200 according to the 2016 census. The capital is Stanley or Port Stanley (Port Stanley) which is located in East Falkland and is the only city of the islands. This group consisting of East Falkland (6,682 sq km), West Falkland (5,278 sq km) and more than 100 islets is today a British Overseas Territory, while its sovereignty is contested by Argentina. Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley They are particularly well-known islands, because on April 2, 1982, Argentina suddenly tried to occupy them, meeting strong British resistance, resulting in the withdrawal of Argentine forces. The episode that lasted more than two months (until June 14 of the same year), with military operat
