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The following is a list of the Argentine names for various places in the Falkland Islands. TYhey are all in Spanish and many of them are quite different in origin to their English equivalents. Many of the Spanish names have religious resonances.

Please note that these names are almost never used by residents of the islands themselves, and some of them, such as "las Malvinas" and "Puerto Argentino" may be considered offensive by them. The use of English names is likewise offensive to Argentines^{[citation needed]}.

The following are names which use the same form in English and Spanish - Darwin, San Carlos, Salvador, Rincón Grande

Names of islands

English language name	Spanish language name	Notes
Falkland Islands	Islas Malvinas	Spanish is from French
West Falkland	Gran Malvina	Despite Spanish name, island is smaller than East Falkland
East Falkland	Isla Soledad
Barren Island	Isla Pelada
Beaver Island	Isla San Rafael
Beauchene Island	Isla Beauchéne
Bleaker Island	Isla Maria
Carcass Island	Isla del Rosario
George Island	Isla Jorge
Great Island	Isla Grande
Jason Islands	Isla Sebaldes	"Sebald Islands" was once applied to whole archipelago. named for Sebald De Weert
Keppel Island	Isla de la Vigia
Lively Island	Isla Bougainville
New Island	Isla Goicoechea
Pebble Island	Isla (de) Borbón/Isla Bourbon
Ruggles Island	Isla Calista
Saunders Island	Isla Trinidad
Sea Lion Island	Isla de los Leones Marinos	Directly equivalent
Speedwell Island	Isla Águila	Formerly "Eagle Island"
Staats Island
Weddell Island	Isla San José	Formerly "Swan Island"
West Point Island	Isla Remolinos	Formerly "Albatross Island"

Names of Settlements

English language name	Spanish language name	Notes
Stanley	Puerto Argentino (Puerto Stanley)	"PA" is favoured by supporters of the Argentine claim
Port San Carlos	Puerto San Carlos
Goose Green	Prado del Ganso, Ganso Verde [sic]
Port Louis	Puerto San Luis	Both names derive from French original, formerly "Puerto Soledad" and "Anson's Harbour" [1]
Port Howard	Puerto Mitre

Land Features

English language name	Spanish language name	Notes
Cape Dolphin	Cabo Leal
Mount Usborne	Cerro Alberdi
Mount Adam	Monte Independencia/Monte Beaufort
Mount Robinson		Monte Independencia until it was found Mt Adam was higher

Marine features

(B. = Bahia (bay)

English language name	Spanish language name	Notes
Falkland Sound	Estrecho de San Carlos	English name comes from the Sound; San Carlos Water has a narrower meaning in English
Scotia Sea	Mar Argentino	Both names make references to countries
Choiseul Sound	Seno Choiseul
Berkeley Sound	Bahia de la Anunciacion
Adventure Sound	B. del Laberinto
Bay of Harbours	B. de los Abrigos
Grantham Sound	B. de Ruiz Puente
Foul Bay	B. Sucla
Port Albemarle	B. Santa Eufemia
Queen Charlotte Bay	B. San Julián
Port Edgar	Puerto Edgardo
King George Bay	B. 9 de Julio
Byron Sound	B. San Francisco de Paula
Keppel Sound	B. de la Cruzada

External links

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 ==Related articles==
+* [[List of settlements in the Falkland Islands]]
 * [[Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands]]