Blackburn River
The Blackburn River is on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It is in the north of the island, and empties into Byron Sound. The name is a tautology, since "burn" is a Lowland Scots/Northern English word referring to a small river or large brook.- Stream
- Description: river in United Kingdom
- Also known as“Blackburn”“Río Brackburn”
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Latitude
-51.47555° or 51° 28′ 32″ south
Longitude
-59.97198° or 59° 58′ 19″ west
Open location code
38W2G2FH+Q6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Blackburn River” goes by many names.
Blackburn RiverCebuano
Blackburn RiverSwedish
Blackburn daryosiUzbek
Afon BlackburnWelsh
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