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2 unusual facts about Yorke Bay


Yorke Bay

It is located one-half mile north of Port Stanley Airport, four miles to the northeast of the capital city of Stanley, on a peninsula connected to the mainland by the Boxer Bridge and a narrow isthmus known as "The Neck".

Most cruise ships pass Yorke Bay and Gypsy Cove on the way to dock in Stanley Harbour.



see also

Blanco Bay

Gypsy Cove and the smaller Yorke Bay lie in its southern part to the northwest of Port Stanley Airport.

Port William, Falkland Islands

Port William has several other bays on it - Gypsy Cove and Yorke Bay which is a noted beauty spot, Hearnden Water, which is effectively the estuary of the Murrell River and Weir Creek, Blanco Bay and Sparrow Cove.