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.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Blackburn”, “Rio Blackburn”, and “Río Brackburn”
Blackburn River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.47555° or 51° 28′ 32″ south
Longitude
-59.97198° or 59° 58′ 19″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
38W2G2FH+Q6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Blackburn River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blackburn River”
- Spanish: “Río Blackburn”
- Swedish: “Blackburn River”
- Uzbek: “Blackburn daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Blackburn”
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Places to explore: Sound Point and Rapid Point.
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