India supports resolution of Falkland Islands dispute.

Why in news?

• Argentina acknowledges Indian support for resolving Falklands dispute issue.
• It remains the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, who waged a brief but bitter war over the territory in 1982.
• Location: It is located in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina.
• They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with about large number smaller islands.
• Ranges of hills run east-west across the northern parts of the two main islands, reaching 2,312 feet at Mount Usborne in East Falkland.
• The coastal topography features many drowned river valleys that form protected harbours.
• The islands vegetation is low and dense in a landscape with no natural tree growth.