Falkland Islands

geographical name

Falk·​land Islands ˈfȯ-klənd 

ˈfȯl-

variants or Spanish Islas Malvinas

ˌēs-läs-mäl-ˈvē-näs 

islands of the southwestern Atlantic east of the southern end of Argentina; a British crown colony whose capital is Stanley, but also claimed by Argentina area 4700 square miles (12,173 square kilometers), population 2700