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Goose Green Settlement in the region of Falkland Islands (general) with its 83 inhabitants is a town in Falkland Islands - some 49 mi or ( 78 km ) West of Stanley , the country's capital city .
Current time in Goose Green Settlement is now 03:14 PM (Saturday) . 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: Tranquilidad, Stanley, and Ceritos. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tranquilidad . 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 Goose Green Settlement ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Two Sisters, Falklands
I'm playing Flowers of the Forest as a memorial to all the men who were killed on this hill. ..
Goose Green 2 Para Memorial in the Falkland Islands
View of Darwin and Goose Green from the 2 Para Memorial on Darwin Hill ..
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Take-off for flight to Punta Arenas
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green (28–29 May 1982) was an engagement of the Falklands War between British and Argentine forces. Goose Green and its neighbour Darwin are settlements on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. They lie on Choiseul Sound on the east side of the island's central isthmus. They are about 13 miles south of the site of the major British amphibious landings in San Carlos Water.
Located at -51.83 -58.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Goose Green
Goose Green is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It lies on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2 miles south-southwest of Darwin. With a population of about 70, it is the second largest settlement of the Falkland Islands. Goose Green has a shop and a small airfield. Local attractions include the nearby Bodie Suspension Bridge and the Vicar of Bray shipwreck, which participated in the California gold rush.
Located at -51.83 -58.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Argentine Military Cemetery
The Argentine Military Cemetery, Spanish: Cementerio de Darwin (Darwin Cemetery), is a military cemetery on East Falkland that holds the remains of 237 Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). It is located west of the Darwin Settlement close to the location of the Battle of Goose Green.
Located at -51.80 -58.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Hope Place
Hope Place was a small settlement in Lafonia in East Falkland. It was set up in 1846, by Samuel Lafone, a Montevideo merchant, on the south shores of Brenton Loch. It was mainly populated by gauchos brought in from continental South America. The area is now abandoned.
Located at -51.85 -59.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
The Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge in the Falkland Islands is said to be the southernmost suspension bridge in the world. It was built in 1925, from a kit fabricated in England by David Rowell & Co. , in order to shorten the distance sheep needed to be driven from southern Lafonia to the shearing sheds in Goose Green. It connected Lafonia with the bulk of East Falkland but was closed in 1997.
Located at -51.85 -59.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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