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Argument: British explorers were the first to discover the Islands

Issue Report: Falkland Islands, return of

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“The Argentine Seizure Of The Malvinas (Falkland) Islands”, History and Diplomacy. Global Security. 1987 – “British explorers were the first to discover the Islands: John Davis in 1592 and Sir John Hawkins in 1594 and the first known landing on the Islands was by British Captain John Strong in 1690.”