Stanley, Falkland Islands

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Stanley is the capital and largest settlement of the Falkland Islands, serving as the archipelago’s main administrative, economic, and cultural center in the South Atlantic.

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Label Occurrences
Stanley, Falkland Islands canonical 18
Stanley (Falkland Islands) 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
town
administeredBy Government of the Falkland Islands
surface form: Falkland Islands Government
averageTemperature about 5°C to 9°C annually
capitalOf Falkland Islands
climate cool oceanic climate
climateClassification Köppen Cfc
coastType deep inlet and bays
continent South America
country Falkland Islands
demographics predominantly British descent population
distanceTo about 480 km east of the coast of southern Argentina
electricitySupply diesel-generated power
founded 1843
harbourType natural harbour
hasFacility hospital
schools
hasInstitution Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly building
Falkland Islands Museum
hasLandmark Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley
Government House, Stanley
Whalebone Arch, Stanley
hasPort Port Stanley
language English
liberated June 1982
locatedIn East Falkland
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
mainInternationalAccess RAF Mount Pleasant
namedAfter Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
nearbyAirport Stanley Airport
population over 2000 inhabitants
populationMajority Falkland Islands
surface form: Falkland Islanders
portFunction main harbour of the Falkland Islands
postalCode FIQQ 1ZZ
primaryEconomicActivity fishing-related services
public administration
retail and services
tourism
religion Christianity
roadNetwork connected by roads to other settlements on East Falkland
role administrative centre of the Falkland Islands
cultural centre of the Falkland Islands
economic centre of the Falkland Islands
sovereignState United Kingdom
statusDuringFalklandsWar occupied by Argentine forces in 1982
timeZone FKST
timeZoneOffset UTC−3
transport served by coastal shipping and road transport
usedDuring Falklands War

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16th Earl of Derby namesakeOf Stanley, Falkland Islands
subject surface form: Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands capital Stanley, Falkland Islands
Treasury of the Falkland Islands Government location Stanley, Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey basedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
Governor of the Falkland Islands locationOfOffice Stanley, Falkland Islands
Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
Whalebone Arch, Stanley locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley Airport serves Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley Airport locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
RAF Mount Pleasant near Stanley, Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands Museum locatedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
Camp (Falkland Islands) excludes Stanley, Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Stanley (Falkland Islands)
Camp (Falkland Islands) contrastsWith Stanley, Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: Stanley (Falkland Islands)
coat of arms of the Falkland Islands associatedWith Stanley, Falkland Islands