Fitzroy, Falkland Islands
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Fitzroy, Falkland Islands
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Fitzroy is a settlement on East Falkland. It is divided into Fitzroy North and Fitzroy South by a tidal river called Fitzroy River that is fed from a lake on the east side of Mount Whickham. The river was forded by Charles Darwin when he visited for a second time in 1834. It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle during Darwin's voyages, and later developed a system of weather forecasting for the United Kingdom. Fitzroy is on the inlet known as Port Pleasant. During the 1982 Fal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy,_Falkland_Islands
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2023-08-21T00:21:35Z
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