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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herbert Jones
this entity surface form:
Darwin, East Falkland