Falkland Sound

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

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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