Goose Green, East Falkland

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

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Darwin, East Falkland 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
administrativeCentreFor surrounding sheep farming area
battleDate 28–29 May 1982
bridgeTypeNearby Bodie Creek suspension bridge NERFINISHED
conflict Falklands War
controlledByDuringBattle Argentina NERFINISHED
country Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
distanceToDarwin about 2 miles
economicActivity wool production
eventOccurredHere Battle of Goose Green NERFINISHED
garrisonedBy Argentine forces in 1982
governedBy Falkland Islands Government NERFINISHED
hasAccommodation limited guest or bunkhouse facilities for visitors
hasAirfield Goose Green airstrip NERFINISHED
hasCemetery Goose Green war cemetery NERFINISHED
hasClimate cool oceanic climate
hasCommunityHall Goose Green community hall NERFINISHED
hasLandUse sheep station
hasNearbyFeature Bodie Creek Bridge NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Darwin, East Falkland NERFINISHED
hasPostalService Falkland Islands postal system
hasPowerSupply local settlement power generation
hasPrimaryIndustry sheep farming
hasSchool Goose Green school NERFINISHED
hasStore settlement store
hasWarMemorial Battle of Goose Green memorial NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance first major land victory for British forces in Falklands War
knownFor Battle of Goose Green NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOn East Falkland NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Brenton Loch NERFINISHED
Choiseul Sound NERFINISHED
notableBuilding Goose Green community hall used as Argentine detention centre in 1982
partOf Lafonia NERFINISHED
population small
populationTrend sparse rural population
recapturedBy United Kingdom NERFINISHED
region southern East Falkland
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone FKST
tourismType battlefield tourism
rural and wildlife tourism
transportConnection road to Stanley, Falkland Islands
usedAs site for Argentine prisoner-of-war holding during 1982 battle

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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones placeOfDeath Goose Green, East Falkland
subject surface form: Herbert Jones
Argentine 25th Infantry Regiment elements locationDuringConflict Goose Green, East Falkland
this entity surface form: Darwin, East Falkland