Port Stephens is a settlement and a harbour on

West Falkland West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastli ...

, in the

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...

. It is on the far southwest of the island, near Calm Head and

Cape Meredith Cape Meredith ( es, Cabo Meredith; Argentine name "Cabo Belgrano") is the southernmost point of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. About northwest is the town of Port Stephens. There is a shanty in the area, which is a listed building ...

and South Harbour is the nearest other settlement. Until recently, it was one of the Falkland Island Company's largest sheep stations. In 1989 the Company split the farm into five units which were all bought by former employees. Port Stephens is one of the five sections of the original Port Stephens farm and is owned by Peter and Ann Robertson. 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. There is a self-catering cottage at Port Stephens with access to penguin colonies. 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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Populated places on West Falkland {{Falklands-geo-stub