Stanley, Falkland Islands

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capital city town

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.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → town →
administeredBy	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 Ocean →
mainInternationalAccess	RAF Mount Pleasant →
namedAfter	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby →
nearbyAirport	Stanley Airport →
population	over 2000 inhabitants →
populationMajority	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 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands →	capital
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	commissionerResidence
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands →	locatedIn
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby →	namesakeOf
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	residence
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	seat