Local residents wait outside a polling station in Puerto Argentino, Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, on March 10, 2013. The referendum on whether the Malvinas, known to the Britons as the Falklands Islands, would retain their political status as "British Overseas Territory" started at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (1300 GMT). (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

A local resident wearing a suit of Britain's national flag votes at a polling station in Puerto Argentino, Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, on March 10, 2013. The referendum on whether the Malvinas, known to the Britons as the Falklands Islands, would retain their political status as "British Overseas Territory" started at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (1300 GMT). (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

A local resident votes at a polling station in Puerto Argentino, Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, on March 10, 2013. The referendum on whether the Malvinas, known to the Britons as the Falklands Islands, would retain their political status as "British Overseas Territory" started at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (1300 GMT). (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

A local resident wearing clothes of Britain's national flag votes at a polling station in Puerto Argentino, Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, on March 10, 2013. The referendum on whether the Malvinas, known to the Britons as the Falklands Islands, would retain their political status as "British Overseas Territory" started at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (1300 GMT). (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

A local resident registers for vote at a polling station in Puerto Argentino, Falklands (Malvinas) Islands, on March 10, 2013. The referendum on whether the Malvinas, known to the Britons as the Falklands Islands, would retain their political status as "British Overseas Territory" started at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (1300 GMT). (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)