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Your USHUAIA article says that "Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world", whereas your PORT STANLEY article gives that honor to Wellington, in New Zealand...

Err, no - the Port Stanley article says that Wellington is the southernmost CAPITAL city in the world. There is a difference! -- Arwel 18:06, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

1 The Name of Port Stanley
2 Capital vs Not capital
3 Hipolito Yirigoyen
4 Town
5 Port
6 Lithuanian version

[edit] The Name of Port Stanley

In the Spanish wikipedia (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Argentino) they are giving preference to the name of "Puerto Argentino" over the name Port Stanley. The lithuanian version (http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenlis) gives the two names fairly equal weighting. The remainder of the articles that in languages that use Roman script indicate that Port Stanley is the correct name. Gantlord 15:03, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Capital vs Not capital

Stanley can not both be a capital city and not a capital city at the same time - as per the first two paragraphs. Ian Cairns 00:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

"Stanley ... is the capital ... however ... it is not usually categorised as ... capital city ..."

So the question pops-up: why Wellington wins - because Stanley is a center and not a capital, or just because it is not a city but sort of ... hmm ... capital town/village? -- Goldie (tell me) 21:28, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hipolito Yirigoyen

Hi!

Can somebody confirm, that Stanley was once known also as Hipólito Yrigoyen ? (Probably named like this by the Argentine.) Thanks! --ALE! 21:38, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Actually, Argentines called it Puerto Argentino. Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 00:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Town

There is no standard definition of town, but I don't think any other place in the Falkland Islands can fit in this category, maybe "villages"... Do you agree? Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 00:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Where I am from (S.W. U.S.) all communities with shops, etc. no matter how small, are towns. I think we should avoid confusion and just say that it is the largest community in the islands. Pelegius 01:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Well, I believe that according to US and UK standards it IS the only town. It is the only place with hotels and a mini "shopping area". But since the standards aren't laws (just a tradition) we can't be 100% sure. Taking into account that the total population of the islands is 2,967 I'd venture the guess that whatever other settlements exist in the area are little more than villages. This article stood plenty of scrutiny with the current wording. I would leave it the way it is, if ~~you~~ that's ok with you. :) Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 02:02, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Port

When did the name lose the “Port”? --89.176.54.194 07:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

That was the question that I came here to ask, as well. Aren't there some Falklanders editing Wikipedia who can tell us this? Unschool 01:25, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I was wondering the same thing - also why was the "Port" dropped? -- ChrisO 19:40, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

This question has been out there for, what, five or six months? Please, somebody tell us.216.199.161.66 16:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the form "Stanley", without "Port" has been recommended since 1956. --Andhanq 20:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lithuanian version

Wikipedia in the Lithuanian version is very peculiar when it comes to topics related to the Falklands. Is there anybody here who can manage Lithuanian? The articles need some changes. --Andhanq 20:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

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