Port Stephens, Falkland Islands
Port Stephens is a settlement and a harbour on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands.[1]
Geography
The 8-kilometre (5 mi) Dean's River, which rises on the mountains of Alice, Dean and Young, enters the sea through Port Stephens.[2][3] In the early 1960s, the river was assessed as having over 27,000 salmon ova and fry.[4]
The settlement is located in the southwestern corner of West Falkland, on the southeastern coast of Port Stephens Bay near Calm Head and Cape Meredith;[5][6] South Harbour is the nearest other settlement. In 1989 the company split the farm into five units which were all bought by former employees.[7] Port Stephens is one of the five sections of the original Port Stephens farm and is owned by Peter and Ann Robertson. A survey in 2005–2006 determined that the farm had over 11,000 sheep and produced over 34,000 kilograms (75,000 lb) of shorn wool.[8] While the harbour itself is sheltered, the surrounding area is frequently very cold in winter.[9]
History
A census in 1888 detailed the settlement had a population of 39, with four houses and eight detached houses (which means shepherds huts).[10]
It was one of the few settlements that were not visited or garrisoned by the Argentine military in the Falklands War.[7] In 1987, the settlement hosted the annual Camp games (each settlement takes a turn in hosting each year), which expanded the population from 27 to 200.[11]
Wildlife
Nearby, thousands of birds, including rockhoppers, gentoo, and cormorants, breed on the coast.[12][13] There is a self-catering cottage at Port Stephens with access to penguin colonies.[14] Port Stephens is also where the plant plantago moorei was first found and described; it is named after David Moore who discovered it.[15] The Port Stephens Formation, a quartzite rock of the Silurian-Devonian (West Falkland Group), was named after the location.[16]
References
- ↑ "Port Stephens - Epic Landscapes in Port Stephens, West Falkland, West Falklands". www.falklandislands.com. Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ↑ "Rivers/Streams, West Falkland". falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Strange, Ian J. (1983). The Falkland Islands (3 ed.). Newton Abbot ; North Pomfret, VT: David & Charles. p. 26. ISBN 0715385313.
- ↑ Stewart, Leslie (1973). The fisheries in the Falkland Islands. Stanley: GP. p. 18. OCLC 1001153309.
- ↑ Cockwell, Sam (November 2010). "Darwin Initiative Overseas Territories Challenge Fund Final Report" (PDF). www.darwininitiative.org.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Morrison, Paul (1990). The Falkland Islands. Bourne End: Aston Publications. p. 46. ISBN 0946627657.
- 1 2 "Port Stephens". www.falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Falkland Islands Farming Statistics". www.falklands.gov.fk. 2006. pp. 6–9. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Rose, David (27 June 1987). "Meanwhile back on the island". South Wales Echo. No. 32, 128. p. 29. ISSN 1479-229X.
Even if winter winds chill the air to 30 degrees of frost.
- ↑ "Glimpses of the past - Port Stephens". www.falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Hilton, Isabel (11 March 1987). "Falklanders thrive on the flotsam of war". The Independent. No. 131. p. 12. ISSN 1741-9743.
- ↑ Stewart, I., ed. (November 1981). "Falkland Bird Report". The Warrah (1). Falklands Conservation: 31. ISSN 1357-9460.
- ↑ Morrison, Paul (1990). The Falkland Islands. Bourne End: Aston Publications. p. 47. ISBN 0946627657.
- ↑ Wagstaff, Will (2024). Falkland Islands (3 ed.). Chesham: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 9781804692042.
- ↑ Brown, Ann, ed. (November 1998). "13th Endemic Falkland plant discovered". The Warrah (14). Falklands Conservation: 13. ISSN 1357-9460.
- ↑ Hunter, M.A.; Lomas, S.A. (May 2003). "Reconstructing the Siluro-Devonian coastline of Gondwana: insights from the sedimentology of the Port Stephens Formation, Falkland Islands". Journal of the Geological Society. 160 (3): 459–476. doi:10.1144/0016-764902-038.