Falklands

Falklands is an island in and has about 2,930 residents. Falklands is situated near the hamlet .
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: archipelago off the coast of Argentina, in the South Atlantic
  • Also known as: “Falkland Islands”, “Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)”, “Falklandia”, “Falklandski otoki”, “îles Falkland”, “Inizi Falkland”, “ìzołe Falkland”, “Malvinae”, “Malvini”, “Malvinicae Insulae”, “Malvinski otoki”, “the Falklands”, “Фолкленды”, and “马尔维纳斯群岛”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darwin.

Hamlet
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
is a settlement in on , , lying on , on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles north of . is situated 4½ miles southeast of Falklands.

Falklands

Latitude
-51.75° or 51° 45′ south
Longitude
-59° or 59° west
Population
2,930
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
38W37222+22
Geo­Names ID
3427040
Wiki­data ID
Q1249802
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Falklands” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Inizi Maloù”
  • Chinese: “福克兰群岛”
  • Czech: “Falklandy”
  • Dutch: “Falklandeilanden”
  • French: “Iles Malouines”
  • French: “îles Malouines”
  • Galician: “Illas Malvinas”
  • German: “Falklandinseln”
  • Hungarian: “Falkland-szigetek”
  • Irish: “Oileáin Fháclainne”
  • Kinaray-A: “Kamalbinahan”
  • Latin: “Insulae Malvinae”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkland Islands”
  • Portuguese: “Malvinas”
  • Russian: “Фолклендские острова”
  • Slovak: “Falklandy”
  • Slovenian: “Falklandi”
  • Spanish: “Islas Malvinas”
  • Tatar: “Фолкленд утраулары”
  • Venetian: “ìzołe Malvine”
  • Welsh: “Ynysoedd y Malvinas”
  • “Falkland Islands”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tranquilidad and Squib Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brenton Loch and Darwin Harbour.

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Worth a closer look: Stanley and Saunders Island.

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