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Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
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Falklands War
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Argentina
Country in South America
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South Georgia
Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east–west direction, South Georgia is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)