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Goose Green in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ILES FALKLAN falkland-islands-islas-malvinas. goose-green Informations and links Goose Green  Map Goose Green Photos Goose Green ------------------------------- Goose Green is a settlement on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It lies on Choisel Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 4 km south of Darwin. The settlement grew after it became the base for the Falkland Islands Company's sheep farm in Lafonia in 1922. It is now part of the Falkland Landholdings Corporation, a government managed company. Goose Green was occupied by Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Over one hundred islanders were imprisoned in the community hall, while over 1,000 Argentine troops occupied the settlement and nearby Darwin. 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. The area is still heavily mined. Goose Green is home to a shop, while other attractions include the nearby Bodie Suspension Bridge and the Vicar of Bray shipwreck, which participated in the California gold rush. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982..
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