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Name taken from the Falkland Sound , which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong , who landed on the islands in 1690.
IPA (key ) : /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ , /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/ , /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ the Falkland Islands sg or pl
An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom South Atlantic .
Synonyms: Falklands Malvinas ( rare, see usage notes ) , Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ( UN usage ) 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN [1] 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.
British overseas territory in the South Atlantic
Antillean Creole: Il Malwinn pl Zil Malwinn pl
Arabic: جُزُر فُوكْلَانْد f pl ( juzur foklānd ) , جُزُر فُوكْلَنْد f pl ( juzur fūkland ) , جُزُر فُولْكْلَنْد f pl ( juzur fūlkland )
Asturian: Islles Malvines (ast) f pl
Breton: Inizi Falkland f pl
Bulgarian: Малви́нски о́строви m pl ( Malvínski óstrovi )
Catalan: Illes Malvines f pl Illes Falkland f pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 福克蘭群島 / 福克兰群岛 (zh) ( Fúkèlán qúndǎo )
Corsican: Isuli Falkland f pl Isuli Malvini f pl
Danish: Falklandsøerne (da) pl
Dutch: Falklandeilanden (nl) pl
Esperanto: Falklandoj
Estonian: Falklandi saared Malviini saared
Finnish: Falklandinsaaret (fi)
French: îles Malouines (fr) f pl îles Falkland (fr) f pl
Frisian:
West Frisian: Falklâneilannen pl
Galician: Illas Malvinas f pl
Georgian: ფოლკლენდის კუნძულები ( polḳlendis ḳunʒulebi ) , მალვინის კუნძულები ( malvinis ḳunʒulebi )
German: Falklandinseln (de) pl
Greek: Νήσοι Φώκλαντ (el) f pl ( Nísoi Fóklant )
Haitian Creole: Zile Malwìn pl
Hebrew: איי פוקלנד pl ( iyey foklend )
Hindi: फ़ॉकलैंड द्वीपसमूह (hi) m ( mālvinās dvīpsamūh )
Hungarian: Falkland-szigetek (hu)
Icelandic: Falklandseyjar f pl
Interlingua: Falklands Malvinas
Italian: Isole Falkland f pl Isole Malvine f pl
Japanese: フォークランド諸島 ( Fōkurando-shotō )
Korean: 포클랜드 제도 (ko) ( Pokeullaendeu jedo )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Giravên Falklandê (ku) pl
Latvian: Folklenda Salas f pl
Macedonian: Фолкландски Острови m pl ( Folklandski Ostrovi )
Mauritian Creole: Zil Malwinn pl
Norman: Îles Falkland f pl
Norwegian: Falklandsøyene
Occitan: Illas Malvinas f pl
Polish: Falklandy (pl) , Malwiny (pl)
Portuguese: ilhas Falkland f pl ilhas Malvinas f pl
Romanian: Insulele Falkland Insulele Malvine f pl
Russian: Фолкле́ндские острова́ m pl ( Folkléndskije ostrová ) , Фолкле́нды m pl ( Folkléndy ) , Мальви́нские острова́ m pl ( Malʹvínskije ostrová ) , Мальви́ны m pl ( Malʹvíny )
Sardinian: Ìsulas Falkland f pl Ìsulas Malvinas f pl
Scots: Fauklan Islands pl Fauklan Isles pl
Serbo-Croatian: Folklandska ostrva n pl Malvinska ostrva n pl Falklandski Otoci
Spanish: islas Malvinas f pl
Swedish: Falklandsöarna (sv)
Tagalog: Mga Pulong Malbinas
Turkish: Falkland Adaları (tr)
Ukrainian: Фолкле́ндські острови́ m pl ( Folkléndsʹki ostrový )
