Falklands
The Falkland Islands, commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and 752 mi from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago off the coast of Argentina, in the South Atlantic
- Also known as: “Falkland Islands”, “Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)”, and “the Falklands”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darwin.
Darwin
Hamlet
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles north of Goose Green. Darwin is situated 4½ miles southeast of Falklands.
Falklands
- Categories: archipelago and landform
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Falklands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Falklands” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Inizi Falkland”
- Breton: “Inizi Maloù”
- Chinese: “福克兰群岛”
- Chinese: “马尔维纳斯群岛”
- Czech: “Falklandy”
- Dutch: “Falklandeilanden”
- French: “îles Falkland”
- French: “Iles Malouines”
- French: “îles Malouines”
- Galician: “Illas Malvinas”
- German: “Falklandinseln”
- Irish: “Oileáin Fháclainne”
- Kinaray-A: “Kamalbinahan”
- Latin: “Falklandia”
- Latin: “Insulae Malvinae”
- Latin: “Malvinae”
- Latin: “Malvinicae Insulae”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkland Islands”
- Portuguese: “Malvinas”
- Russian: “Фолклендские острова”
- Russian: “Фолкленды”
- Slovak: “Falklandy”
- Slovenian: “Falklandi”
- Slovenian: “Falklandski otoki”
- Slovenian: “Malvini”
- Slovenian: “Malvinski otoki”
- Spanish: “Islas Malvinas”
- Spanish: “Malvinas”
- Tatar: “Фолкленд утраулары”
- Venetian: “ìzołe Falkland”
- Venetian: “ìzołe Malvine”
- Welsh: “Ynysoedd y Malvinas”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tranquilidad and Squib Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brenton Loch and Darwin Harbour.
Falkland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Stanley, Goose Green, Saunders Island, and Port Howard.
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