Choiseul Sound
Choiseul Sound from Darwin
Location of Choiseul Sound
Choiseul Sound is a stretch of sea in the Falkland Islands. It runs parallel to Eagle Passage and is between Lafonia and the north of East Falkland. Lively Island is in its mouth. At its entrance, on the northern shore, is the Bertha's Beach Important Bird Area which is also a Ramsar site, recognising it as a wetland of international importance.
It was named by Louis de Bougainville after the French Foreign Secretary, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul.[1]
The name is pronounced "Chisel" in Falkland Islands dialect.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Richard Munro, Place Names of the Falkland Islands, 1998, p. 18.
External links[]
- Choiseul Sound Satellite picture at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
Coordinates: 51°55′48″S 58°39′29″W / 51.930°S 58.658°W
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