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Mare Harbour Rancho in the region of Falkland Islands (general) is a town in Falkland Islands - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) South-West of Stanley , the country's capital city .
Current time in Mare Harbour Rancho is now 08:44 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Stanley " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Stanley, and Lively Settlement. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Stanley . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mare Harbour Rancho ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Stanley To Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands
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Interesting facts about this location
Mare Harbour
Mare Harbour is a small settlement on East Falkland, on Choiseul Sound. It is mostly used as a port facility and depot for RAF Mount Pleasant, as well as a deepwater port used by the Royal Navy ships patrolling the South Atlantic and Antarctica, which means that the main harbour of the islands, Stanley Harbour tends to deal with commercial transport.
Located at -51.90 -58.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Bertha's Beach Important Bird Area
Bertha's Beach Important Bird Area comprises 3300 ha of coastal wetlands at the entrance to Choiseul Sound, on the east coast of East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It lies about 8 km south-east of Mount Pleasant Airport and 40 km south-west of Stanley. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because of its significancer for a variety of migratory waders and other waterbirds.
Located at -51.87 -58.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Construction was started by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and completed by Swan Hunter: Hawthorn Leslies Yard Hebburn in Tyne and Wear. Cardiff was launched on 22 February 1974.
Located at -51.78 -58.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
No. 656 Squadron AAC
656 Squadron is a unit of the British Army Air Corps. It was chosen as one of the AAC new Apache Squadrons and in April 2004 started its conversion to role. The first phase of this completed in October 2004. The Squadron was the first operational Apache Squadron in the Army Air Corps and was awarded fully operational status along with the remainder of 9 Regiment AAC in June 2005.
Located at -51.78 -58.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident
On 6 June 1982, during the Falklands War, the British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army Gazelle helicopter, serial number XX377, in a friendly fire incident, killing all four occupants. Cardiff, on the lookout for aircraft flying supplies to the Argentine forces occupying the Falkland Islands, had misidentified the helicopter as an enemy C-130 Hercules.
Located at -51.78 -58.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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