1815-1870







The Falkland Islands, 1500-1815



Islands of the South Atlantic
name size (km2) discovered history of ownership
Ascension
St. Helena
Tristan da Cunha
Fernando de Noronha
Falkland Islands
South Georgia
South Orkney Islands
South Shetland Islands
Bouvet
88
121.7
104

11,961
4,144

337
1501
1502
1506

1592


1501 Portuguese
1502 Portuguse, 1651 British
1506 Portuguese
1532
1763 British
1775 British








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