Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (Stanley)

Falkland Islands / Port Stanley / Stanley
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Built in 1855 , The lighthouse operated without interruption until the Argentine invasion of 1982. Reginald Silvey, keeper at the time of the invasion, aided British forces by broadcasting reports on Argentinean troop movements using an illegal-held radio. Frustrated Argentineans searched in vain for the source of the signals. According to an article in the UK newspaper The Guardian, Keeper Silvey “continued to be a thorn in the side of the Argentineans . . . until the very end of the war.”

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Coordinates:   51°40'54"S   57°43'13"W
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