The following are lists of islands that are part of, or claimed by,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
The list is divided into three parts. The first part is those islands that are not disputed. The second part is the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...
and
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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, which are claimed by Argentina but are United Kingdom sovereign
overseas territories (see
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands ( es, Islas Malvinas) is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, when they made the first recorded landing on the islands, and the United Kingdom has exe ...
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The third part is the Argentine claim to Antarctica which overlaps both the
British
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and
Chilean Antarctic claims. All three countries are signatories to the
Antarctic Treaty
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.
Undisputed
These are islands currently administered by Argentina
Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...
and
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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are United Kingdom sovereign territories claimed by Argentina.
Antarctica
Argentina's
claim to Antarctica overlaps with the claims of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
and the
United Kingdom
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. All these claims are subject to the
Antarctic Treaty
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, name = Antarctic Treaty System
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and none have gained wide international recognition.
See also
*
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
**
Geography of Argentina
The geography of Argentina describes the geographic features of Argentina, a country located in Southern South America. Bordered by the Andes in the west and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, neighbouring countries are Chile to the west, B ...
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List of Argentina-related topics
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the Argentina.
0–9
*.ar – Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina
* 1861 Mendoza earthquake
* 1863 Jujuy earthquake
*1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
* 1892 Recreo ...
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List of islands by area
This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than and most of the islands over , sorted in descending order by area. For comparison, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.
Continental landmasses
Continen ...
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List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territories listed are tho ...
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List of islands by population
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, ap ...
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List of islands in lakes
A lake island is any landmass within a lake. It is a type of inland island. Lake islands may form a lake archipelago.
Formation
Lake islands may form in numerous ways. They may occur through a build-up of sedimentation as shoals, and become ...
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List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
This is a list of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is Greenland. Note that the definition of the ocean used by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself. ...
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List of islands of South America
The following are lists of the islands of South America by country.
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean islands
*'' Isla Apipé''
*'' Isla Bermejo''
*''Isla de los Estados''
*'' Isla de San Martín''
*'' Isla del Cerrito''
*'' Isla Martín García''
*'' ...
References
External links
Islands of Argentina @ United Nations Environment Programme*
World island information @ WorldIslandInfo.com
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Islands
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...