Las islas Malvinas constituyen un archipiélago situado en el océano Atlántico Sur en la plataforma continental de América del Sur. Se hallan rodeadas por el mar epicontinental que Argentina denomina mar Argentino, a 464 km al este del continente. El punto más próximo es el cabo Guardián, Provincia de Santa Cruz, a 341 km al noreste de la isla de los Estados, a 1080 km al oeste de las islas Georgias del Sur y a 940 km al norte de la isla Elefante en la Antártida. [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ncode_imageresizer_warning, width: 640"] [TR] [TD="class: td1, width: 20"][/TD] [TD="class: td2"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
