Photos: Falkland Islands vote to keep British rule
March 12, 2013
A Falkland Islander gestures as he casts his vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A house is seen in Camber, in front of Stanley, March 11, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday and continue today in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
Referendum volunteer Phil Middleton carries a mobile ballot box into a truck to take it to remote polling stations outside the Town Hall in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands held a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
People line up to cast their vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
Barry Elsby, member of the Falkland Islands Assembly, speaks to journalists at the Town Hall in Stanley March 9, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future on Sunday that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman speaks during a media conference on the Malvinas or Falkland Islands sovereignty issue at the Argentine Embassy in London. Argentina calls the islands Malvinas, Britain calls them The Falkland Islands, and the two nations are in dispute over sovereignty of the islands, but the isolated community who live there will be questioned in a March 2013 referendum to assert their allegiance. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) ( Britain Falklands Referendum )
Falkland islanders lead a parade on their horses in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
Residents gather in Stanley, Falkland Islands on March 10, 2013, during a referendum intended to show the world that they want to stay British amid increasingly bellicose claims by Argentina. TONY CHATER/AFP/Getty Images ( 518066413 )
Falkland Islander Vivian Vienna shows off her t-shirt as she lines up to cast her vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. The drawing on the t-shirt is a map of South America that does not include Argentina. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A "Yes" sign is formed with cars on a hill in Stanley, March 9, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future on Sunday that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A vehicle with the word "Yes" stamped on its windows drives by on Ross road during a parade in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A couple arrives with a trolley covered with the Union Jack to cast their vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory.REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
People line up to cast their vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
Falkland Islander Joan Turner, wearing a dress with the Union Jack colours, casts her vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A girl with Union Jack flags on her head watches a parade in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A man rides his bicycle on Ross road in Stanley, March 11, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday and continue today in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A veteran of the Falklands War, Gustavo Jimenez, poses for a picture as people line up to cast their vote at the Town Hall polling station in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A vehicle decorated with a Falkland Islands flag and the Union Jack passes by in Stanley, March 11, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday and continue today in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
A woman touches the (Margaret) Thatcher Drive sign in Stanley March 10, 2013. Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
Islanders take part in the "Proud to be British" parade along Ross Road in Port Stanley, Falkland (Malvinas for Argentina) Islands, on March 10, 2013. Falkland Islanders were to vote Monday on the final day of a two-day referendum designed to make clear their staunch desire to remain British despite Argentina's increasingly bellicose sovereignty claims. TONY CHATER/AFP/Getty Images ( 518079352 )
Falkland islanders ride their horses during a parade in Stanley, March 10, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future today that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci ( FALKLANDS-REFERENDUM/ )
People drive their vehicles bearing British flags and stickers in favor of keeping the Falkland Islands as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The local Falkland Islands Government has mobilized a major effort to get registered voters to answer a yes-or-no to the referendum; "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?", scheduled for March 10-11, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Byrne) ( Falklands Referendum )
Islanders celebrate after the annouce of the referendum's result in Port Stanley, Falkland (Malvinas for Argentina) Islands, on March 11, 2013. Falkland Islanders were to vote on the final day of a two-day referendum designed to make clear their staunch desire to remain British despite Argentina's sovereignty claims. Only three votes out of 1,517 were cast against the islands remaining British. TONY CHATER/AFP/Getty Images ( 518099839 )
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