Malvinas
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Islas Malvinas is the Spanish name of two groups of islands:
Also, reflecting the Argentine claim of sovereignty
over the Falklands:
- A group of islands in the South Atlantic, known in English as the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
- A chain of tiny islands and rocks near IbizaIbizaIbiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
in the Mediterranean
Also, reflecting the Argentine claim of sovereignty
Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands
Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands is disputed between Argentina and the United Kingdom.The British claim to de jure sovereignty dates from 1690, and the United Kingdom has exercised de facto sovereignty over the archipelago almost constantly since 1833...
over the Falklands:
- Malvinas Argentinas, CórdobaMalvinas Argentinas, CórdobaMalvinas Argentinas is a municipality in the Department of Colón of Córdoba Province, Argentina. Its population is 8,628 , showing a 67% increase since the previous census ....
, a town in Córdoba Province - Malvinas Argentinas PartidoMalvinas Argentinas PartidoMalvinas Argentinas Partido is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area of and a population of 321,833 ....
, a (county) in Buenos Aires Province - The , a stadium in the city of Mendoza, built for the 1978 World Cup
- The Islas Malvinas StadiumIslas Malvinas StadiumIslas Malvinas Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the home ground for All Boys of the Argentine Primera División. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators....
home ground of Buenos Aires's All BoysAll BoysClub Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
club - The Polideportivo Islas MalvinasPolideportivo Islas MalvinasThe Polideportivo Islas Malvinas is an indoor arena located in Mar del Plata, Argentina which was built for the XII Pan American Games in 1995. It is qualified to host such sports as basketball, handball, volleyball and tennis, as well as to accommodate all kinds of shows, conventions and exhibitions...
, a stadium in the city of Mar del Plata - Rosario International AirportRosario International AirportRosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport is located west-northwest from the center of Rosario, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina...
's name is - Ushuaia International AirportUshuaia International AirportUshuaia International Airport is located south of the center of Ushuaia, a city on the island of Tierra del Fuego in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina. The Airport is officially claimed by Argentina as the airport for the disputed Falkland Islands....
's name is - "March of the MalvinasMarch of the MalvinasThe Marcha de las Malvinas is a patriotic anthem of Argentina. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands and was prominently broadcast by the military government-controlled media during the Falklands War...
", an Argentine song composed in 1939 - Malvinas DayMalvinas DayMalvinas Day , officially Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Malvinas War , is a public holiday in Argentina, celebrated each year on April 2...
- Malvinas Islands pesoMalvinas Islands pesoThe peso was a promissory note issued on the Falklands Islands by Luis Vernet from around 1828 until the collapse of his settlement in August 1833. Vernet, who was appointed Governor by the United Provinces of the River Plate in 1829, paid workers on the islands in these promissory...
Other uses
- The Brazil-Malvinas ConfluenceBrazil-Malvinas ConfluenceThe Brazil-Malvinas Confluence Zone is a very energetic region of water just off the coast of Argentina and Uruguay where the warm poleward flowing Brazil Current and the cold equatorward flowing Malvinas Current converge...
, where the cold Falklands (Malvinas) Current intersects the warmer Brazil Current, offshore the Río de la PlataRío de la PlataThe Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
river mouth.