2 ATLASES
History of the Falkland Islands in maps
The Falkland Islands as it appears in 2 interactive history atlases, from 1914 to 1991: Falkland Islands. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was the Falkland Islands before it was Falkland Islands? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Falkland Islands · WWI
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
Falkland Islands · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position |
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