0311 UNITED KINGDOM (Falkland Islands) - The Government House

The Government House in Falkland Islands (a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean), i.e. the official Residence and office of the Governor, is one of the historic buildings in the archipelago. The Governor is the representative of the British Crown, i.e. the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch. Built in 1845, after the design of the very first Governor, Richard Moody (1841-1848), the house was planned to be used only as office, and it was not used as a residence until 1859, when Governor Moore (1855-1862) moved in, after he added a small wing to the east of the building, which now forms part of the sitting room and the Governor's study.

0273 UNITED KINGDOM (Falkland Islands) - Gentoo Penguin

The long-tailed gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the chinstrap penguin (P. antarcticus). The first scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster with a reference point of the Falkland Islands. Are recognised two sub-species of this penguin, Pygoscelis papua papua and the smaller Pygoscelis papua ellsworthii. They are easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill.

0229 UNITED KINGDOM (Falkland Islands) - The Christ Church Cathedral in Port Stanley

The capital of the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, is Stanley (also known as Port Stanley), actually the only true city in the archipelago, with a population of 2,115. Founded in 1843 and named after Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time, it was a major repair stop for boats travelling through the Straits of Magellan before the construction of the Panama Canal. Since the Falklands War, Stanley has developed greatly, with the building of many residential housing, being now (in 2012) more than a third bigger than it was in 1982.