Background Stats: compare key data on Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) & United States

First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
Named after person: After whom each country and dependent territory was named.

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STAT	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	United States
First human settlement > Date	1764 AD	16,000 BP
First human settlement > Notes	Settled by French during the expedition of Louis Antoine de Bougainville .	Stone, bone, and wood artifacts and animal and plant remains found in Washington County, Pennsylvania .
First human settlement > Place	Puerto Soledad	Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Named after person	Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland	Amerigo Vespucci (see Naming of America )

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