Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos

Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos is a British war located in the , where the remains of 14 of the 255 British servicemen who were killed during the 1982 Falklands War are buried, along with one serviceman who died in early 1984.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Military Cemetery
  • Also known as: “Blue Beach Cemetery” and “בית הקברות הצבאי ‘החוף הכחול’ בסן קרלוס”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ajax Bay.

Photo: Chris Pearson, CC BY 2.0.
is an abandoned former refrigeration plant and wartime landing point on the north-west coast of in the , facing a few miles from . is situated 2 miles west of Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Carlos and Port San Carlos.

Village
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is a settlement in northwestern , lying south of on . It is sometimes nicknamed "JB" after a former owner, Jack Bonner.

Hamlet
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is located on the northern bank of the inlet known as , off on the Western coast of , in the . is situated 5 miles north of Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos.

Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos

Latitude
-51.57364° or 51° 34′ 25″ south
Longitude
-59.03668° or 59° 2′ 12″ west
Open location code
38W2CXG7+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 424512274
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q621034
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “藍灘軍人墳場”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי סן קרלוס”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Playa Azul”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bomb Crater and Bomb Crater.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Blue Beach Farm and Kingsford Valley Farm.

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Worth a closer look: Stanley and Saunders Island.

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