Falkland Islands
proper noun
- group of islands in the South Atlantic
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ / /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/ / /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/
name
Etymology: Name taken from the Falkland Sound, which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong, who landed on the islands in 1690.
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.
“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.”