Goose Green Airfield
Goose Green Airfield is an aerodrome in Falkland Islands. Goose Green Airfield is situated nearby to the hamlet Darwin, as well as near the locality Squib Point.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: UK Royal Air Force airbase
- Also known as: “SFDW”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darwin Argentinian Military Cemetery.
Darwin Argentinian Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Padremurphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Argentine Military Cemetery holds the remains of 236 Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Falklands War. It is located at Fish Creek to the east of the Darwin Settlement, the location of the Battle of Goose Green.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darwin.
Darwin
Hamlet
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles north of Goose Green.
Goose Green Airfield
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-51.8196° or 51° 49′ 11″ southLongitude
-58.9802° or 58° 58′ 49″ westOpen location code
38W352J9+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 661754540OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeWikidata ID
Q16527287
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Satellite Map
Discover Goose Green Airfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Goose Green Airfield” goes by many names.
- French: “Pradera del Ganso”
- Indonesian: “SFDW”
- Spanish: “Aerodromo de Pradera del Ganso”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo de Pradera del Ganso”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Squib Point and Dog Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bomb Crater and The Goose Green Museum.
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