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Sights and landmarks in Stanley

10 sights worth seeing in Stanley: landmarks, galleries, monuments and viewpoints.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Sights and landmarks in Stanley

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    1914 Battle Memorial

    A memorial erected in 1927 commemorating a World War I naval battle in which a British squadron sank 4 German cruisers resulting in 1,817 German and 10 British fatalities. A ceremony is held here every 8 December.

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    1982 Memorial Wood

    A wood planted by the local scouts. Each tree represents a British serviceman killed in the 1982 conflict.

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    1982 memorial

    Falklands War memorial, erected to the memory of the British troops. There are several other Falkland War memorials around the town.

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    Christ Church Cathedral

    This cathedral is the southernmost cathedral in the world. The cathedral was built in 1890-92, on the site of an earlier church destroyed in an 1886 landslide.The much-photographed arch in front of the cathedral is made from the jawbones of two blue whales, and was made in 1933 to celebrate 100 years of British rule on the islands.

    daily 8AM-5PM, Sun services 10AM and sometimes 8AM & 7PM

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    Government house

    The mid-19th-century residence of the governor is listed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, and was also where Ernest Shackleton stayed during his Trans-Antarctic Expedition. This is the private home of the governor.

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    Gypsy Cove

    A fifteen-minute drive from town that can be easily arranged by taxi, Gypsy Cove is often the first place that visitors to the Falklands will encounter penguins.

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    St Mary's Church

    The wooden cathedral from 1899 is the only Catholic church on the Falkland Islands. On the western wall there are oil murals by the local artist James Peck.

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    Stanley Cemetery

    The final resting place for islanders who died in both World Wars and British Falklands War casualties. Also features a war memorial.

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    The Falkland Islands Museum

    Extensive information about the 1982 conflict, as well as history of the Falklands and some exhibits on Falkland Islands flora & fauna.

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    The Jetty Visitor Centre

    Information centre and shop.

    Oct-Mar: Mon-Fri 9:30AM-5PM, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 10AM-4PM; on some cruise ship days these hours are extended; Apr-Sep: Mon-Sat 10AM-3PM, Sun 11AM-3PM

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Stanley (CC BY-SA 4.0).