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Stanley, Falkland Islands

Stanley, Falkland Islands
Administration
Full nameStanley, Falkland Islands
Official nameStanley, Falkland Islands
CountryUnited Kingdom
British Overseas TerritoryFalkland Islands
Demography
Total Population2115 (2006)
Other information
Time zoneFKT (UTC-4)
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Stanley (also known as "Port Stanley") is the capital and only true city

in the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope, south of Stanley Harbour, in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2006 census, the city had a population of 2,115. Stanley is represented by five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, currently Jan Cheek, Emma Edwards, Dick Sawle, Gavin Short and Mike Summers.

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Royal Navy Sea Harriers and a RAF Vulcan strike the first blow of the Falkland Islands war in 1982.
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The REAL story of what actually happened with those two penguins. This is 100% true. Shot near Volunteer Point in the South Atlantic Ocean by Carole Anne (babers201) and Ron. Edited by paulgrem.
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La Ãltima Batalla Aérea La última misión de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina sobre Malvinas fue protagonizada por dos bombarderos MK.62 Canberra y una pareja de interceptores Mirage III L para...
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Recorded February 18, 2009. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles from the coast of Argentina. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland...
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Margaret Thatcher is dead aged 87. Here we look at the event that arguably secured her a second term in power - the 1982 Falklands War. Retaking the Falkland Islands was the defining moment...
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Falklands' deports Spanish seamen serving imprisonment sentences - MercoPress Tweet this news
MercoPress--Two Spanish seamen serving imprisonment sentences for drugs related crimes in the -Falkland Islands- have been deported and since last Sunday are back in Spain, reports the Islands Police Headquarters. The two seamen from Cangas, Galicia were - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:03:50 GMT+00:00
Falklands' 2010 land-based tourism 'surprisingly good' as opposed to cruise ships - MercoPress Tweet this news
MercoPress--Using the United Nations definition of tourism, 2010 was a surprisingly good year for land-based, as opposed to cruise ship tourism in the -Falkland Islands-, with numbers up from 4241 in 2009 to 6017 in 20010. However, the UN definition of a - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:34:12 GMT+00:00
Malvinas voluntary soldier letter to be read in all Argentine schools as of 2012 - MercoPress Tweet this news
MercoPress---...- Rivero (-Stanley-) where he had arrived as a voluntary soldier in support of Argentina's long standing claim over the Islands. On 2 April 1982 thousands of Argentine troops landed in the -Falkland Islands- sent by the military Junta - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:41:42 GMT+00:00
Falklands oil quest firms go high-tech with deep-sea exploration - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---STANLEY-, -Falkland Islands-, March 29 (UPI) -- Companies involved with oil exploration in the Falkland Islands waters have brought high-tech equipment on the scene in an intensified effort to get results from months of deep-sea drilling and geo - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:02:50 GMT+00:00
Video: Last Vulcan comes home to Yorkshire - Yorkshire Post Tweet this news
Yorkshire Post--AT THE height of its fame, the Vulcan bomber was one of the most feared and fearsome aircraft in the world and became a symbol of Britain's defence of the -Falkland Islands- in the 1980s. Yesterday, the last remaining V-bomber returne - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:55:52 GMT+00:00
Pub Stuff takes British pub 'look' into overseas markets - Insider Media Tweet this news
Insider Media--Banbury-based Pub Stuff, supplier of new and recycled furniture to pubs, clubs and restaurants, has furnished a pub in Port -Stanley- in the -Falkland Islands-. It is the latest move in the company's overseas expansion after finding de - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:06:55 GMT+00:00
Illex season up and running with 88 licences issued - FIS Tweet this news
FIS--About 80 Illex jiggers are currently licensed and fishing around the -Falkland Islands- and 88 jigging licences have been issued, said -Falkland Islands- Director of Natural Resources, John Barton. It appears as though there are more jiggers than usu - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:39:33 GMT+00:00
UK mulls new de-mining operations in Falklands - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---STANLEY-, -Falkland Islands-, March 9 (UPI) -- British and Falkland Islands governments are considering a multimillion-dollar plan to resume clearance of land mines from the 1982 conflict with Argentina. The biggest hurdle, however, is allocatio - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:18:19 GMT+00:00
Strong quake shakes South Sandwich Islands - Straits Times Tweet this news
Straits Times--Ninety per cent of the largest island is permanently covered with ice. The epicentre was 37 kilometres from Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands and 2060 kilometres east south-east of -Stanley-, -Falkland Islands-. -- AFP.--- - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:34:16 GMT+00:00
Flying with the Albatross - MercoPress Tweet this news
MercoPress--THE British Royal Navy and the company British International helicopters have been assisting Islander conservationists in vital surveys of the majestic Black-browed albatross in the -Falkland Islands-. A team of five from the New Island Conser - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:00:02 GMT+00:00

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Geography
IslandsArch Islands * Barren * Beaver * Beauchene * Bird * Bleaker * Carcass * Dunbar * Dyke * East Falkland (Lafonia) * Eddystone Rock * Fox * George * Golding * Great * Jason Islands * Keppel * Kidney * Lively * Long * New * Pebble * Ruggles * Saunders * Sea Lion * Speedwell * Staats * Swan Islands * Tea * Tyssen Islands * Weddell * West Falkland * West Point
LocationsAirport * Ajax Bay * Mount Usborne * Mount Maria * Camp * Cape Bougainville * Cape Pembroke * Darwin * Falkland Sound * Fox Bay * Goose Green * Green Patch * Hill Cove * Johnson's Harbour * New Haven * North Arm * Pebble Island Settlement * Pleasant Peak * Port Albemarle * Port Howard * Port Louis * Port Patterson * Port San Carlos * Port Stephens * Salvador * San Carlos * Stanley
History
Falkland Islands Wolf * Hope Place * Port Egmont * Puerto Soledad * Falklands War
Government
and military
Government House * Governor (List) * Chief Executive * Legislative Assembly * Sovereignty (Timeline) * Flag * Coat of arms
British Forces South Atlantic Islands * Falkland Islands Defence Force * RAF Mount Pleasant * Mare Harbour * Falkland Islands pound
Society
Falkland Islanders (origins) * Culture * Falkland Islands English * Communications * Languages * Transport * Web domain * Anglicans * Roman Catholics * Scouting *
Sport
Football team * Cricket team * Commonwealth Games * Rifle Association * Rugby union

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