Choiseul Sound is a stretch of sea in the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubou ...
. It runs parallel to
Eagle Passage and is between
Lafonia
Lafonia is a peninsula forming the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands.
Geography and geology
Shaped like the letter "E", it is joined to the northern part of the island by an isthmus that is almost wide. Were ...
and the north of
East Falkland
East Falkland ( es, Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Laf ...
.
Lively Island
Lively Island ( es, Isla Bougainville) is the largest of the Lively Island Group of the Falkland Islands, The island group lies east of East Falkland. Lively Island is the largest rat-free island in the Falklands, hence its importance to birdl ...
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
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
** , 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.
The name is pronounced "Chisel" in Falkland Islands dialect.
[Richard Munro, ''Place Names of the Falkland Islands'', 1998, p. 18.]
References
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Bodies of water of the Falkland Islands
Sounds of subantarctic islands
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