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For photos of beautiful, still-inhabited locales! It can be a quick snapshot of your local town, a breathtaking pro photo of a city, or a pic of some fascinating piece of modern life.
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Huh, so the islands are named after this town?
Indirectly yes, as the Falkland isles were named after the Falkland Sound between the two main isles which was named after Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland who's title is named after the Falkland palace close by the depicted town Falkland in Scotland.
TIL, ty