Stanley

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Stanley is the small, windswept port town that serves as the political and economic center of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
port city
town
capitalOf Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
country Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
distanceTo about 50 km from Mount Pleasant Airport
electricitySupply diesel-generated power
foundedIn 1843
governingBody Falkland Islands Government NERFINISHED
harborType natural harbor
hasAirportAccess served via Mount Pleasant Airport
hasClimate cool oceanic climate
hasFunction economic center of the Falkland Islands
main port of the Falkland Islands
political center of the Falkland Islands
hasLandmark Whalebone Arch NERFINISHED
hasLegislatureBuilding Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust NERFINISHED
hasPortActivity cruise ships
fishing vessels
research vessels
hasPostalCode FIQQ 1ZZ
hasPrimaryEducationFacility Stanley Infant and Junior School NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryIndustry fishing-related services
government services
tourism
hasReligiousBuilding Christ Church Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasSecondaryEducationFacility Falkland Islands Community School NERFINISHED
hasWarMemorial 1982 Liberation Memorial NERFINISHED
isCoastalCity true
isLargestSettlementIn Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
latitudeApprox 51.7° S
locatedIn Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South America region
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOn East Falkland NERFINISHED
longitudeApprox 57.85° W
namedAfter Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
population approximately 2000–3000 inhabitants
roadNetworkFocus main hub of Falkland Islands road network
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone FKST NERFINISHED
FKT NERFINISHED
usesCurrency Falkland Islands pound NERFINISHED
wasOccupiedDuring Falklands War NERFINISHED

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