English Explanatory Dictionary

Falkland Sound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Falkland Sound

Etymology

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

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