The name "Falklands" was not applied to the islands until 1765, when British captain John Byron of the Royal Navy claimed them for King George III as "Falkland's Islands".
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10 Facts About Falklands
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The term "Falklands" is a standard abbreviation used to refer to the islands.
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Falklands remained uninhabited until the 1764 establishment of Port Louis on East Falkland by French captain Louis Antoine de Bougainville and the 1766 foundation of Port Egmont on Saunders Island by British captain John MacBride.
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In 1840, the Falklands became a Crown colony and Scottish settlers subsequently established an official pastoral community.
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The Falklands governed these territories as the Falkland Islands Dependencies starting in 1908, and retained them until their dissolution in 1985.
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The Falklands played a minor role in the two world wars as a military base aiding control of the South Atlantic.
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From 1966 until 1968, the UK confidentially discussed with Argentina the transfer of the Falklands, assuming its judgement would be accepted by the islanders.
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The Falklands are treeless and have a wind-resistant vegetation predominantly composed of a variety of dwarf shrubs.
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The extent of human impact on the Falklands is unclear, since there is little long-term data on habitat change.
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Falklands culture is based on the cultural traditions of its British settlers but has been influenced by Hispanic South America.
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