On the small grassy square next to Christ Church Cathedral, the Whalebone Arch was built in 1933 to commemorate the centenary of British rule in the Falklands. Made from the jawbones of two blue whales, it was presented by the South Georgia whaling stations.
Whalebone Arch
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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The great peat slip of 1886, a landslide which killed two people and damaged numerous buildings, wiped out Stanley’s Holy Trinity Church. The foundation…
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Perhaps Stanley’s most photographed landmark, rambling Government House has been home to London-appointed governors since 1845 and was briefly occupied by…
1914 Battle of the Falklands Memorial
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This obelisk, just past Government House, commemorates a WWI naval engagement. On December 8, 1914, nine British ships, refueling in Stanley, quickly…
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In front of the Secretariat on Ross Rd, this wall carries the names of the 252 British military personnel and three Falklands civilians who died in the…
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Stanley's cemetery is fronted by the Cross of Sacrifice, a memorial to islanders who lost their lives in WWI and WWII.
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This white church with green trim was built from a Victorian prefab kit in 1892.
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The great peat slip of 1886, a landslide which killed two people and damaged numerous buildings, wiped out Stanley’s Holy Trinity Church. The foundation…
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This white church with green trim was built from a Victorian prefab kit in 1892.
4. 1982 Falklands War Memorial
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In front of the Secretariat on Ross Rd, this wall carries the names of the 252 British military personnel and three Falklands civilians who died in the…
0.44 MILES
Stanley's cemetery is fronted by the Cross of Sacrifice, a memorial to islanders who lost their lives in WWI and WWII.
0.64 MILES
Perhaps Stanley’s most photographed landmark, rambling Government House has been home to London-appointed governors since 1845 and was briefly occupied by…
7. 1914 Battle of the Falklands Memorial
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This obelisk, just past Government House, commemorates a WWI naval engagement. On December 8, 1914, nine British ships, refueling in Stanley, quickly…
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