Falkland Islands

English Alternative forms en Falkland Island attributive Etymology Name taken from the Falkland Sound, which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong, who landed on the islands in 1690. Pronunciation en /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/ /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ fôk′lənd fôlk′ləndFalkland Islands 601 3Falk·land Islands 241 2 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Falkland Islands.wav US Proper noun sp 1 Falkland island s en Q9648en archipelago/and/overseas territory c/United Kingdom located in the South Atlantic. en Falklands Malvinas rare, see usage notes Falkland Islands (Malvinas) UN usage Malouines archaic en Katie Hunt Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/science/ancient-forest-falkland-islands 2024-09-27 No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention. https://web.archive.org/web/20260214021053/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/science/ancient-forest-falkland-islands 14 February 2026 Derived terms en Falklander Falklands Falklandic Falkland Islands English Falkland Islander Falkland Islands wolf Translations British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Antillean Creole: gcf Il Malwinn p, gcf Zil Malwinn p Arabic: ar جُزُر فُوكْلَانْد f-p juzur foklānd, ar جُزُر فُوكْلَنْد f-p, ar جُزُر فُولْكْلَنْد f-p Asturian: ast Islles Malvines f-p Breton: br Inizi Falkland f-p Bulgarian: bg Малви́нски о́строви m-p Catalan: ca Illes Malvines f-p, ca Illes Falkland f-p Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 福克蘭群島 Fúkèlán qúndǎo Corsican: co Isuli Falkland f-p, co Isuli Malvini f-p Danish: da Falklandsøerne p Dutch: nl Falklandeilanden p Esperanto: eo Falklandoj Estonian: et Falklandi saared, et Malviini saared Finnish: fi Falklandinsaaret French: fr îles Malouines f-p, fr îles Falkland f-p Frisian: West Frisian: fy Falklâneilannen p Galician: gl Illas Malvinas f-p Georgian: ka ფოლკლენდის კუნძულები, ka მალვინის კუნძულები German: de Falklandinseln p Greek: el Νήσοι Φώκλαντ f-p Haitian Creole: ht Zile Malwìn p Hebrew: he איי פוקלנד p iyey foklend Hindi: hi फ़ॉकलैंड द्वीपसमूह mālvinās dvīpsamūh m Hungarian: hu Falkland-szigetek Icelandic: is Falklandseyjar f-p Interlingua: ia Falklands, ia Malvinas Irish: ga Oileáin Fháclainne m-p Italian: it Isole Falkland f-p, it Isole Malvine f-p Japanese: ja フォークランド諸島 Fōkurando-shotō Korean: ko ^포클랜드 제도 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Giravên Falklandê p Latvian: lv Folklenda Salas f-p Macedonian: mk Фолкландски Острови m-p Mauritian Creole: mfe Zil Malwinn p Norman: nrf Îles Falkland f-p Norwegian: no Falklandsøyene Occitan: oc Illas Malvinas f-p Polish: pl Falklandy nv-p, pl Malwiny nv-p Portuguese: pt ilhas Falkland f-p, pt ilhas Malvinas f-p Romanian: ro Insulele Falkland, ro Insulele Malvine f-p Russian: ru Фолкле́ндские острова́ m-p, ru Фолкле́нды m-p, ru Мальви́нские острова́ m-p, ru Мальви́ны m-p Sardinian: sc Ìsulas Falkland f-p, sc Ìsulas Malvinas f-p Scots: sco Fauklan Islands p, sco Fauklan Isles p Scottish Gaelic: gd Eilean nan Caorach m Serbo-Croatian: sh Folklandska ostrva n-p, sh Malvinska ostrva n-p, sh Falklandski Otoci Spanish: es islas Malvinas f-p Swedish: sv Falklandsöarna Tagalog: tl Mga Pulong Malbinas Tamil: ta போக்லாந்து தீவுகள் Turkish: tr Falkland Adaları Ukrainian: uk Фолкле́ндські острови́ m-p See also Countries of the world References en eponyms