Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located some 46 East of the coast of mainland South America consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 lesser islands. The islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory, with the United Kingdom responsible for its defense and foreign affairs, however this has been disputed by Argentina, which invaded the archipelago in 1982. Recently discovered oil in the waters around the islands is reviving tensions.