Falkland Sound

English

Etymology

Named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands.

Proper noun

Falkland Sound

  1. A southwest-northeast sea strait in the Falkland Islands, separating East and West Falkland.
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