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	Stanley, Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Stanley (formerly known as Port Stanley) is the capital and only town 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.
		Stanley is also home to the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station and greenhouses where some of the islands' vegetables are grown.
	www.donkeylink.com /en/Stanley%2C_Falkland_Islands.htm (561 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Stanley, Falkland Islands"
		Stanley, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Port Stanley, is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands, located on the isle of East Falkland.
		Stanley Airport, used by internal flights, and connections to British bases in Antarctica was opened in 1979 (previously internal flights were by seaplane).
		Attractions include the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House, built in 1845 and home to the Governor of the Falkland Islands, a golf course, Christ Church Cathedral, the southernmost in the world and known for its whalebone arch, a totem pole, several war memorials and the shipwrecks in its harbour.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=stanley%2C_%46alkland_%49slands (460 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
		The fact that the islands are 100% populated by English speaking "Kelpers" (about 1800 of them then, and over 2300 today), who preferred to remain under British rule according to the falkland islands government official statements, was never mentioned to us.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3083 words)

	[ whollyshift.info \| Stanley, Falkland Islands Resources ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The showdown expeditiously grew as a deep douse port, specialising at heavy in dispatch repairs, formerly acceptable a mean for whaling and sealing in the South Atlantic, and subsequent an imperative coaling station for the Royal Navy.
		Attractions canvas the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House, framed in 1845 and crash pad to the Governor of the Falkland Islands, a golf course, and Christ Church Cathedral.
		Stanley is crash pad to the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station and greenhouses where some of the islands' vegetables are grown.
	www.whollyshift.info /Stanley,_Falkland_Islands (559 words)

	Port Stanley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Stanley, also known as Stanley, is the only "major" town and capital of the Falkland Islands, located on East Falkland Island.
		It is the principal community and port of the Falkland Islands and is served by an airport opened in 1979.
		Port Stanley was made capital of the Falklands in 1842.
	www.fact-index.com /p/po/port_stanley.html (150 words)

	Falkland Islands - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The islands are administered as a British crown colony with the capital at Stanley.
		The Falklands are rather bleak, rocky moorlands, swept by wind and drenched by chill rain.
		Near the Falklands, in one of the most stirring naval engagements of World War I, the British under Sir Frederick Sturdee destroyed (Dec. 8, 1914) a German squadron under Graf von Spee.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/falklandi1.asp (487 words)

	Stanley travel guide - Wikitravel
		Islands of the Southern Ocean : Falkland Islands : Stanley
		Stanley, formerly known as Port Stanley, is the capital of the Falkland Islands.
		Falkland Islands stamps and first-day covers are known throughout the world and can be purchased directly from the Philatelic Bureau.
	www.wikitravel.org /en/Stanley (720 words)

	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 still retains its Royal Charter, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Falkland Islands Holdings plc, a public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange.
		The Falkland Islands are a dependent territory of the U.K. and an associate territory of the European Economic Community.
	www.the-falkland-islands-co.com (459 words)

	Noonsite: Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, are a British colony in the South Atlantic.
		Although access is restricted in some areas, either for military reasons or because some islands are nature reserves, most of the islands can be visited and a glimpse caught of their spectacular wildlife with large colonies of penguins, sea lions and elephant seals.
		Port Stanley has become the winter base for some of the charter boats plying the South Atlantic.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/FalklandIslands (326 words)

	Official Falkland Islands portal, everything you need to know about the Falklands including a Falkland Islands ...
		Stanley roads are metalled, as is some of the Stanley-Mount Pleasant road.
		Lodges at Port Howard, Pebble Island, Darwin and Sea Lion Island are equipped with 4WD vehicles for the transportation of clients.
		Falkland Islands Tours and Travel offer a service, £13 per person, to and from Mount Pleasant to connect with RAF and LAN arrivals and departures, tel/fax: ++(500) 21775 email: fitt@horizon.co.fk Website: www.falklandtravel.com.
	www.falklandislands.com /tourism/travelling.asp (470 words)

	Falkland Islands Information Portal - History
		The 1982 Falklands War Timeline is a chronological account of the events of the Falklands Conflict.
		This is the standard history of the Falkland Islands, and it covers their discovery in 1592 through the various attempts at colonisation and disputed possession to the establishment of the British settlement at Stanley in the early 1840s.
		The story of the Islands continues from the 1982 Conflict up to the millennium, charting the development of the fishing industry and oil prospecting.
	history.falklands.info (680 words)

	Stanley, Falkland Islands, Pictures
		Stanley, also Port Stanley, town and capital of the British dependency of the Falkland Islands, located on East Falkland Island.
		The British made Stanley the capital of the Falklands in 1842.
		The town was held by Argentine troops for about ten weeks in 1982 and suffered damage before being retaken by a British task force during the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
	www.greatestcities.com /South_America/Falkland_Islands/Stanley (157 words)

	Falkland Islands
		The Falkland Islands are a UK Overseas Territory situated in the South Atlantic, some 350 miles north east of Cape Horn.
		The country bases its claim to the Falklands (or the 'Malvinas' as they are known in Argentina) on the grounds that it succeeded to rights claimed by Spain in the eighteenth century.
		The role of the British Forces on the Falkland Islands today is to defend the Islands against an attack by an aggressor and to provide any military aid to the civil authorities.
	www.army.mod.uk /aroundtheworld/flk/index.htm (635 words)

	City Codes for Falkland
		LONDON (AFX) - Falkland Islands Holdings PLC said it is confident of maintaining the current level of underlying profitability for the rest of the year.
		The King of Tonga is remembered in the Falkland Islands.
		Flags were at half-mast in the Falklands on Tuesday in honour of the life of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, who died in hospital in Australia at 2334hrs LMT on Sunday, 10 September 2006.
	www.startdialing.com /home.cfm?PageName=DisplayCountry.cfm&Country=Falkland (469 words)

	Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A living relic of the British Empire, the town became the official capital of the Falklands in 1845, and was named after Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the colonies.
		During the 1850’s, Stanley became a way station for ships travelling around Cape Horn, and its harbour is dotted by the hulks of those who could not handle the unyielding winds and rough waters.
		Although the Falklands played a role in both World Wars, they are perhaps best known for the 1982 war between Argentine and British forces.
	montreal.cruisemtl.com /cgi-bin/portdetails.cgi?portid=200008011604534178 (134 words)

	Climate Falkland Island - Port Stanley , Falkland Islands
		The operation requires voluntary financing and the Scandinavians have indicated willingness to maintain their contingents on the island.
		Although the operation is generally recognized to have been instrumental in preventing civil war on the island, it has nevertheless not been popular in various parliaments and finance ministries, and it may be necessary to reduce the 6,000-man force, perhaps even to an observer group.
		Makarios has indicated his willingness to keep a UN force on Cyprus, but he may believe that a reduced force and a more restricted mandate would give him greater maneuverability.
	www.creekin.net /k10159-c3444-n64-climate-falkland-island-port-stanley-falkland-islands.html (166 words)

	Stanley, Falkland Islands - Everything on Stanley, Falkland Islands (information, latest news, articles,...)
		Stanley, someties incorrectly referred to as Port Stanley, is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands, located on the isle of East Falkland.
		It is the world's southernmost administrative centre (due to the small population, it is not usually categorised as the world's southernmost capital city, which is held by Wellington, New Zealand).
		Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station - Greenhouse - Vegetable - Gypsy Cove - Magellanic penguin - Cape Pembroke
	www.spiritus-temporis.com /stanley,-falkland-islands (578 words)

	Port Stanley, Falkland islands circa 1985
		Port Stanley, in the Falklands Islands (Islas Malvinas) is a special place for many Fids.
		It is often the last port of call before setting off across the Drake's Passage for Antarctica and also the first port of call when leaving Antarctica and heading home.
		Here, the capital Port Stanley is seen from a ship in the harbour, circa 1985
	www.coolantarctica.com /Community/FIDS%20gallery/Stanley1.htm (60 words)

	Falkland Islands
		The Falkland Islands is a group of islands (two main islands and nearly 300 smaller ones) in the South Atlantic.
		The uninhabited islands were first sighted by Captain John Davis in 1592 and the first recorded landed was made by Captain John Strong in 1690.
		The Falkland Islands remained under the control of the British Navy for the rest of the war.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWfalklands.htm (243 words)

	RESULTS
		Falkland Dependencies 1d QEII Trepassey and 1 1/2d QEII Wyatt Earp 1957 Hope Bay, Grahamland to Portsmouth, England.
		Falkland Dependencies 2 1/2d QEII Penola Overprinted Trans-Atlantic Expedition 1955-1958 (2) 1957 Deception Island, South Shetlands Airmail to Roslyn Heights, N.Y. Philatelic.
		Falkland Islands Dependencies 3d QEII Discovery II 1960 Base Z, Halley Bay to Rickmansworth, England.
	www.postalhistory.com /results.asp?group=20&cs=fz (385 words)

	Falkland Islands - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY: The Falkland Islands are located to the northeast of Cape Horn and consist of two main islands, East and West Falkland as well as around 200 small islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
		The islands are rocky and hilly with boggy undulating plains.
		CLIMATE: The Falkland Islands has a cold climate characterized by strong winds, particularly in the spring.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/falkland.htm (357 words)

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Country Information
		The capital Port Stanley is on East Falkland.Sovereignty of the islands is also claimed by Argentina where the islands are known by their name in Spanish, Islas Malvinas.
		This name comes from the French, Iles Malouines, so-called from when the islands were briefly occupied by fishermen from St Malo.
		The Falkland Islands are listed by the United Nations Committee on Decolonisation as one of the 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories of the world.
	www.go4travel.com /Country/Falkland-Islands-(Islas-Malvinas).htm (187 words)

	Falkland Islands
		Near the Falklands, in one of the most stirring naval engagements of World War I, the British under Sir Frederick Sturdee destroyed (Dec. 8, 1914) a German squadron under Graf von
		Falkland Islands - Status: Overseas territory Governor: Howard Pearce (2002) Chief Executive: A. Gurr Total area:...
		Atlas: Falkland Islands - Facts on Falkland Islands: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
	www.infoplease.com /id/A0818189 (422 words)

	Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau - Home Page - Collect the History of the South Atlantic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The history, wildlife and way of life can be found in the stamps of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and British Antarctic Territory.
		Although the Philatelic Bureau was only established in 1978, the Falkland Islands has been issuing stamps since 1878, prior to which letters were simply franked to indicate that postage had been paid.
		Please note that all First Day Covers and stamps for the Falkland Islands and British Antarctic Territory are available for purchase for one year after their release date.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /pb (154 words)

	Port Stanley Details, Meaning Port Stanley Article and Explanation Guide
		Port Stanley, also known as Stanley and called Puerto Argentino by Argentineans, is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands, located on the isle of East Falkland.
		It suffered damage before being retaken by a British task force during the Falklands War.
		Gypsy Cove, known for its Magellanic penguins, and Cape Pembroke, the westernmost point of the Falklands, lie nearby.
	www.e-paranoids.com /p/po/port_stanley.html (401 words)

	Falkland Islands - Stanley
		he capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland and is the only town in the islands.
		There is no movie theater: pubs are plentiful for the size of town and population; several gift shops specialize in Falkland knitwear, hats, t-shirts, crafts, souvenirs and Falklands' books, several of which are well worth the monetary investment and space-weight they take up.
		A visit to the Falkland Islands Museum Britannia House is a must for anyone visiting Stanley.
	www.ladatco.com /fk-sty.htm (579 words)

	CFL - Consolidated Fisheries Ltd.
		The vessel, following an extensive re-fit in Vigo with a modern factory and Mustad autolining equipment fitted was renamed CFL Pioneer and transferred to the Falkland Flag.
		The vessel continued in her training role up until 1998, then following a refit was sold to its second owner.
		CFL purchased her in June 2000 and she has operated effectively in Falkland waters.
	www.fis.com /cfl/vessels.html (139 words)

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