An archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 483 km from the coast of Argentina, 1,080 km west of the Shag Rocks (South Georgia), and 940 km north of Antarctica (Elephant Island). They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, together with 776 smaller islands.
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islas malvinas, Falkland Islands, malvinas
alternative term
falkland islands
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LanguaL curation note: US FDA 1995 Code: FK
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