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

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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 ...

;

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute British sovereignty of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is disputed by Argentina. The United Kingdom claimed South Georgia in 1775, annexed the islands in 1908, and has exercised ''de facto'' control with the exception of a brief perio ...

). The third part is the Argentine claim to Antarctica which overlaps both the

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and Chilean Antarctic claims. All three countries are signatories to the

Antarctic Treaty russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico , name = Antarctic Treaty System , image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder , image_width = 180px , caption ...

Undisputed

These are islands currently administered by Argentina

Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The

and

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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. All these claims are subject to the

and none have gained wide international recognition.

References

External links

Islands of Argentina @ United Nations Environment Programme
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World island information @ WorldIslandInfo.com
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Undisputed

Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Antarctica

See also

References

External links