Port Stephens, Falkland Islands
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Port Stephens is a settlement on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is on the far south west of the island, near Calm Head and Cape Meredith and Hoste Inlet is the nearest other settlement. Until recently, it was one of the Falkland Island Company's largest sheep stations. While the harbour itself is sheltered, the surrounding area is frequently battered by Antarctic storms. The location is highly rugged, and considered to be amongst the most scenic in the Falklands. The settlement has no formal tourist facilities.
It was one of the few settlements that were not visited or garrisoned by the Argentine military in the Falklands War.
Nearby, thousands of birds including rockhoppers and cormorants, breed on the coast.
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