PORT OF STANLEY

PORT OF STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS

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February 25th 2015
Getting colder now! Layered up today, max 12 degrees. Docked out in the Bay 8.00a.m. and use tenders to get to shore. Population of the Falklands is 2650 of 2115 live in Stanley. 60 different nationalities live here, 54 percent born here, 25% British heritage. What a remote place to live - it is 261 miles off the coast of Argentina and the Falklands is made up of over 200 isles and islets - ... read more

South America » Falkland Islands

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Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years la... ... read more