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