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Region

  • South Atlantic

Country

  • Falkland Islands

Place to Visit

Battlefield Tours

Goose Green Community Hall

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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There are several Battlefield Tours that take place from Stanley. These concentrate on the area round Goose Green, Darwin and up Tumbledown Mountain. They are a moving experience and a step back thro...

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Bleaker Island

Elephant seals

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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Although Bleaker Island stretches some 25km in length, it is generally no more than a few kilometers across and was once aptly known as Long Island. An early inhabitant in the first quarter of the 20...

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Bluff Cove

King Gentoos

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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Bluff Cove is a lagoon in a remote location on Bluff Cove Farm, a privately owned sheep and cattle ranch. As well as being home to over 2,000 Gentoo Penguins, a small breeding colony of King Penguins...

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Darwin and Goose Green

Goose Green Settlement

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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Darwin retains considerable evidence of Gauchos which, together with nearby Goose Green, became a household name during the 1982 conflict. Here you can see the Argentine cemetery, the old Darwin ceme...

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Johnson's Harbour and Volunteer Point

King Penguins

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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The settlement at Johnson’s Harbour has been in the same family since 1870 and is still a base for sheep farming in this remote part of the Falkland Islands. The nearby Volunteer Point, accessi...

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Mount Pleasant

Island Hopper Plane

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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RAF Mount Pleasant acts as the Falkland Islands' international airport, along with its military role. Flights open to civilian passengers are operated six times each month. Since autumn 2007 these fl...

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Mount Tumbledown

Mount Tumbledown

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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The Battle of Mount Tumbledown took place during the British advance towards Stanley when the British launched an assault on one of the heights that dominate the town. This battle has gone down in Bri...

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North Arm

Big mouths

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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North Arm is one of four settlements in an area called Lafonia, which is the narrow isthmus between the main land areas of East Falkland. Other areas of Lafonia are reached by tracks, often testing t...

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Port Louis

Close up

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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Port Louis is the oldest settlement on the islands, dating back to the colony’s French foundation in 1764.  Many of the buildings are now ruins, but others are still occupied. Port Louis&n...

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Port San Carlos

Fishing

Eastern Islands, Falkland Islands

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The scenery around Port San Carlos is magnificent, and here you will find fantastic fishing on the San Carlos River and an amazing selection of wildlife. The record here for sea trout stands at sea t...

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