Goose Green
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Goose Green is a settlement in
Goose Green has a shop and a small airfield. Local attractions include the nearby
At 430,000 acres (1,700 km2), Goose Green farm is double the size of the farms at Port Howard and North Arm. During the Falklands War, it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green.
History
Goose Green was established in 1875, as the site of a tallow factory.[2]
According to the
A canning factory was opened in 1911 at Goose Green, and was extremely successful for nine years. It absorbed a large proportion of surplus sheep, but during the slump of the postwar years, the concern suffered a serious loss and in 1921 it closed down.[3]
Despite this setback, the settlement grew after it became the base for the
Up until the 1970s, Goose Green was the site of a boarding school, run by the state.
The town population has shrunk since the Falklands War. In 1982, there were a hundred residents; in 2000 there were forty.[4] It is now part of the Falkland Landholdings Corporation, a government-managed company.
There are two listed buildings here, the Stone Cottage, and the village hall.[5]
The area is home to the Falkland Islands radar antenna array, part of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN), an international radar network for studying the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. The array, comprising 16 50-foot masts, began work in 2010.[6][7]
Falklands War
Goose Green was occupied by Argentine forces during the
On 28–29 May 1982, it was the subject of the first land battle of that conflict (see Battle of Goose Green), as it was relatively close to the site of the British landings, San Carlos, and the British leaders were looking for an early victory, even if the site was not necessarily of military importance.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Full Results and Analysis" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-7206-0850-3
- ^ a b c Strange, Ian (1983) The Falkland Islands
- ^ "Falkland Islands Info Portal - History Articles". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Falkland Islands Information Web Portal". Buildings and Structures in the Falkland Islands designated as being of Architectural or Historic Interest. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "What is SuperDARN UK? » SuperDARN UK". Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Falkland islands radar study impacts climate research — University of Leicester".