Bluff Cove
51°46′S 58°11′W / 51.767°S 58.183°W
Bluff Cove (
Bluff Cove Disaster
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It is near the Mount Pleasant highway overlooking a small harbour.
On the 8 June 1982, the 1st Welsh Guards were aboard
Skyhawk fighters who caught them by surprise. Both ships were badly hit. The explosions and subsequent fires resulted in heavy casualties on board Sir Galahad. Forty-eight people, including thirty-two Welsh Guards, were killed or severely wounded, with many suffering terrible burns. The wreck of Sir Galahad was scuttled after the war, torpedoed by the submarine HMS Onyx. The hulk was declared a war grave. The disabled Sir Tristram was transferred to the United Kingdom
where she underwent a major overhaul.
Climate
Tundra climates are characterized by sub-freezing mean annual temperatures, large annual temperature ranges, and moderately low precipitation.[2]
References
- ^ PCGN Falkland Islands Archived October 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Climate Summary for Bluff Cove