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Islas Falkland

/ˌislas ˈfo(l)kland/

proper noun/ˌislas ˈfo(l)kland/

Falklands, Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)

Las Islas Falkland han ſido viſtas por muchos Navegantes Franceſes, y Ingleſes. Mr. Frezier las ha pueſto en ſu Mapa de la extremidad de la America meridional, con el nombre de Nuevas Islas.The Falkland Islands have been sighted by many English and French navigators. Mr. Frezier has put them on his map of the extremity of south America, naming them the "New Islands".

Synonyms: islas Malvinas, Malvinas

Partial calque of English Falkland Islands or French îles Falkland.