WEST FALKLAND


Meaning of WEST FALKLAND in English

one of the two major islands of the Falkland Islands (q.v.) in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is 80 miles (130 km) long and 45 miles (70 km) wide and rises to Mount Adam (2,297 feet ). The total area is 1,750 square miles (4,532 square km), excluding adjacent small islands, and the coastline is deeply indented. Pop. (1986) 265.

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