Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands, also called Islas Malvinas, and faces northeast on East Falkland island, the largest of the island group. It is a busy seaport, a port of call for cruise ships, and the gateway to wildlife viewing. It is sometimes called Port Stanley, and offers a larger selection of places to stay and eat.
Gypsy Cove
Only four miles from Stanley, Gypsy Cove's "main attraction is a colony of some 300 pairs of Magellanic penguins which nest in burrows dug into the soft, peaty soil between the tussock grass."
Only four miles from Stanley, Gypsy Cove's "main attraction is a colony of some 300 pairs of Magellanic penguins which nest in burrows dug into the soft, peaty soil between the tussock grass."
Port Stanley - Capital City of the Falkland Islands - Cruise Ship Port
Photographic tour of the capital with text and descriptions from my About colleague.
Photographic tour of the capital with text and descriptions from my About colleague.
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Click on a thumbnail for larger images of the islands.
Click on a thumbnail for larger images of the islands.
Stanley
"The atmosphere of Stanley is decidedly friendly and rural - a lack of city hustle and bustle, no traffic lights, little traffic, small streets, greetings from passers-by." Things to do and see, places to stay and eat.
"The atmosphere of Stanley is decidedly friendly and rural - a lack of city hustle and bustle, no traffic lights, little traffic, small streets, greetings from passers-by." Things to do and see, places to stay and eat.
Stanley
"Stanley, the southern-most capital in the world, with its colourful houses and picturesque Cathedral has much to offer the visitor and you will find everything is within a stone's throw."
"Stanley, the southern-most capital in the world, with its colourful houses and picturesque Cathedral has much to offer the visitor and you will find everything is within a stone's throw."
Stanley, Falkland Islands
"Stanley (formerly known as Port Stanley) is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands. It is the main shopping centre on the islands, also possessing the only swimming pool, school, hospital and library."
"Stanley (formerly known as Port Stanley) is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands. It is the main shopping centre on the islands, also possessing the only swimming pool, school, hospital and library."
The Falkland Islands Company
"The Falkland Islands Company owes its origins to a contract signed by Alexander Ross Lafone in 1846 for the right to kill and tame wild cattle in the Southern part of East Falkland."
"The Falkland Islands Company owes its origins to a contract signed by Alexander Ross Lafone in 1846 for the right to kill and tame wild cattle in the Southern part of East Falkland."
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