Stanley Harbour

Stanley Harbour is a bay in Islas del Atlántico Sur, Tierra del Fuego Province.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Stanley Airport and Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust.

Port Stanley Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.

Port Stanley Airport, also known as Stanley Airport, is a small civil airport in the Falkland Islands, two miles from the capital, Stanley. The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway.

Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust

Museum

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

The Falkland Islands Museum is located at the historical dockyard site in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is run by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, which is a registered charity.

Government House

Public building

Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' governors since the mid-19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moody Brook and Cape Pembroke.

Moody Brook

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moody Brook is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on East Falkland, Falkland Islands. It is near Stanley, 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.