Choiseul Sound

Choiseul Sound
Choiseul Sound from Darwin
Location of Choiseyl 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.

It was named by Louis de Bougainville after the French Foreign Secretary, the Duc de Choiseul [1].

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Coordinates: 51°55′48″S 58°39′29″W / 51.930°S 58.658°W / -51.930; -58.658


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