Goose Green

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Goose Green is a settlement on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands, best known as the site of a major land battle during the 1982 Falklands War.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
administrativeTerritory Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
conflict Battle of Goose Green
Falklands War
continent South America
country Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
demographics primarily British Falkland Islanders
eventLocation 1982 Falklands War land battle
Battle of Goose Green
governedBy Falkland Islands Government
hasClimate cool oceanic climate
hasCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasFacility airstrip
community hall
school
sheep farm
hasGeographicalCharacteristic coastal proximity
rural area
hasHistoricalPeriod British colonial era
hasLanguage English
hasMemorial Battle of Goose Green memorial
hasNearbyGeographicFeature Brenton Loch
Choiseul Sound
Lafonia
hasNearbySettlement Darwin, Falkland Islands
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity sheep farming
hasTransport air transport via airstrip
local roads
historicalEvent Argentine occupation during Falklands War
British recapture in 1982
knownFor Battle of Goose Green
Falklands War
locatedIn East Falkland NERFINISHED
Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South Atlantic Ocean
militarySignificance strategic position in East Falkland
partOf Camp (Falkland Islands)
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone FKST
usedCurrency Falkland Islands pound
Pound sterling

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Parachute Regiment
battleHonour
Battle of Goose Green
location

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