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    Goose Green is a hamlet in Lafonia on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It lies on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus...
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  • 5km 3miles Darwin H. Jones killed Goose Green    The Battle of Goose Green (Spanish: Batalla de Pradera del Ganso) was fought from 28 to 29 May 1982 by...
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    The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia. First described in 1842...
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    Later that day, BBC journalist Laurie Margolis spoke with an islander at Goose Green via amateur radio, who confirmed the presence of a large Argentine fleet...
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  • Goose Green is a small pedestrianised town square in Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England containing shops and restaurants. One of the 21...
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  • Goose Green, Altrincham Goose Green, Cumbria Goose Green, Essex Goose Green, Gloucestershire Goose Green, Greater Manchester, a suburb of Wigan Goose...
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  • was awarded the VC after being killed in action during the Battle of Goose Green for his actions as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute...
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    both in Green Jellÿ during the early 1990s and went on to form Tool. To date, the band has released five studio albums: Triple Live Möther Gööse at Budokan...
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  • "Goose Fjord", in Eastern Greenland Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Goose Creek (disambiguation) Goose Green (disambiguation)...
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  • major serving with 10 Para in 1975. On 28–29 May 1982, at the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War, Keeble assumed command of the 2nd Battalion...
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  • Goose Green is a mainly residential area of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically, it forms part of Lancashire. "SD5603 :: Browse 24 Images ::...
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    The greylag goose or graylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser....
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    hamlet or group of small farms centered around what is today known as Goose Green. In 1066 King William I conquered England, and Dulwich became the property...
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    Bay West Settlement (West Settlement) (West Falkland) Goose Green Settlement (East Falkland) Green Patch Settlement (East Falkland) Hill Cove (West Falkland)...
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    again over Goose Green on 27 May. The system was also employed in direct fire mode against British paratroopers during the Battle of Goose Green, killing...
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    narrow isthmus where the settlement of Goose Green is located, and it was the scene of the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War. The two main...
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    from Port Stanley airport and two small grass improvised airfields at Goose Green and Pebble Island. They were used in the reconnaissance and light-attack...
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    The cotton pygmy goose or cotton teal (Nettapus coromandelianus) is a small perching duck which breeds in Asia, Southeast Asia extending south and east...
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  • at Goose Green 15 x Rheinmetall Rh-202 twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns (9 deployed to defend Port Stanley Airbase, 6 deployed to defend Goose Green Airbase)...
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    Argentine Army (1958–1982) commander who was involved in the Battle of Goose Green in the Falklands War. The defending Argentine army forces known as Task...
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  • sheep needed to be driven from southern Lafonia to the shearing sheds in Goose Green. A bridge across Bodie Creek was first proposed in 1922 as part of an...
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    The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native...
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    pass on along the axis of the track to Goose Green." Fitz-Gibbon, p. 157 Fitz-Gibbon, p. 167, note 22 "Goose Green: The Argentinian Story" Archived 2013-10-29...
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    (codename: Blue Beach). The battalion's first battle was the Battle of Goose Green on 28 May. This was followed by the Battle of Wireless Ridge and then...
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    Oil. New York: HarperPerennial. p. 466, 491-493. ISBN 9780060167646. Goose Green, 2 Para in Falklands War 1982. Naval-history.net. Retrieved on 11 February...
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  • Harrier FRS.Mk.1s on 22 May in Choiseul Sound while steaming towards Goose Green with two 105 mm guns aboard, beached in Button Bay. The guns were recovered...
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    Stanley before dawn. Royal Navy Sea Harriers attacked Port Stanley and Goose Green airbases at dawn. The bombing led to the Argentines authorities and local...
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    hamlets of Goosegreen, Kingsfold and Winterfold as well as parts of Strood Green and Rowhook. The area is in the north-west of the Weald, a sloped remnant...
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    Stone Corral in Darwin, The Stone Cottage and Goose Green Hall (owned by Falklands Landholdings) in Goose Green and Paragon House. The first battles on land...
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    permission was banned. In the second half of the 19th century, Darwin, Goose Green, Fox Bay and Port Howard were established. Port Howard was founded by...
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