South America
Falkland Islands

Blanco Bay

Blanco Bay is a bay located to the north of . It contains the Sparrow Cove. Gypsy Cove and the smaller Yorke Bay lie in its southern part to the northwest of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Stanley Airport and Canopus Hill.

Aerodrome
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
, also known as Stanley Airport, is a small civil in the , two miles from the capital, . The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway.

Peak
is located on the of near , the capital city of the . It is named after HMS Canopus, which fired the first shots in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during World War I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Pembroke and Moody Brook.

Locality
Photo: DagosNavy, CC BY 2.0.
is the easternmost point of the , and is on . There is an automated lighthouse here.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on , . It is near , just to the northwest, and was formerly the location of the town barracks, which were attacked in Operation Rosario, the 1982 Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Blanco Bay

Latitude
-51.66721° or 51° 40′ 2″ south
Longitude
-57.80182° or 57° 48′ 7″ west
Open location code
38W485MX+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4471275918
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3427171
Wiki­data ID
Q4924946
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Satellite Map

Discover Blanco Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blanco Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Blanco Bay”
  • Japanese: “ブランコ湾”
  • Spanish: “Bahia Blanco”
  • Spanish: “Bahía Blanco”
  • Swedish: “Blanco Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ordnance Point and Gypsy Cove Penguin Colony.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mary Hill and PLYM [b1903].

Falkland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

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