Falkland Sound
The Falkland Sound is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running southwest-northeast, it separates West and East Falkland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Strait
- Description: sound between the Falkland Islands
- Also known as: “Carlisle Sound”, “Estrecho de San Carlos”, “Falklanda markolo”, and “Seno Falkland”
Falkland Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Falkland Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Falkland Sound” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مضيق فوكلاند”
- Azerbaijani: “Folklend boğazı”
- Bavarian: “Falklandsund”
- Catalan: “canal Falkland”
- Catalan: “Canal Falkland”
- Cebuano: “Falkland Sound”
- Chinese: “圣卡洛斯海峡”
- Chinese: “福克兰海峡”
- Dutch: “Falkland Sound”
- Esperanto: “Falklanda markolo”
- Finnish: “Falklandinsalmi”
- French: “détroit des Falkland”
- French: “détroit des Malouines”
- French: “Détroit des Malouines”
- German: “Falklandsund”
- Hebrew: “מצר סן קרלוס”
- Hebrew: “מצר פוקלנד”
- Indonesian: “Selat Falkland”
- Italian: “Stretto di Falkland”
- Japanese: “フォークランド海峡”
- Latvian: “Folklenda šaurums”
- Lithuanian: “Folklando sąsiauris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falklandssundet”
- Norwegian: “Falklandssundet”
- Persian: “تنگه فالکلند”
- Polish: “Cieśnina Falklandzka”
- Portuguese: “Canal de San Carlos”
- Russian: “Фолклендский пролив”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Falklandski kanal”
- Slovenian: “Estrecho de San Carlos”
- Slovenian: “Falkland Sound”
- Slovenian: “Falklanda markolo”
- Slovenian: “Falklandski preliv”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de San Carlos”
- Swedish: “Estrecho de San Carlos”
- Swedish: “Falkland Sound”
- Swedish: “Falklanda markolo”
- Swedish: “Falklandssundet”
- Ukrainian: “Фолклендська протока”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bold Point and Port Howard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Swan Island and High Cliff Island.
Falkland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Stanley, Goose Green, Saunders Island, and Port Howard.
Curious Straits to Discover
Uncover intriguing straits from every corner of the globe.
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