The Independent: Falkland Islands in Argentinian waters, United Nations rules
The ownership of natural resources found in the islands' waters could now be under threat
The United Nations has expanded Argentina's maritime territory to include the waters surrounding the Falkland Islands.
This decision by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf was welcomed by Argentina, and gives the country fresh impetus in its continued claims to the British overseas territory.
It will increase the size of Argentina's territory in the South Atlantic by 35 per cent, but members of the islands' legislative body have expressed concern over the control of natural resources found in the surrounding waters.
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