The Falkland Islands have a fascinating maritime history, primarily because of the Islands’ location - close one of the great trading routes of the world, around Cape Horn.

The Horn provided an essential route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans prior to the building of the Panama Canal in 1914. The Falkland Islands were an important supply point for vessels making the journey around the Horn and the ship repair sector was, for some time, a lucrative business.

More than 100 wrecks are known to lie off the rocky coasts of the Islands and we will feature many of them on this page, so keep looking.