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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:09:00 GMT
BAS/South Georgia launch new data portal on one of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas
A new Data Portal was launched on Friday by the British Antarctic Survey and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), which will help to enhance the management of one of the world’s largest Mar...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:37:00 GMT
Locking in Stanley by land, sea and air, was stalemate for Argentine occupation and Falklands Liberation
British Armed Forces fought their way towards the capital of the Falkland Islands, Stanley, in a series of battles on the evening of 11 June 1982. The objective were the mounts Two Sisters and Harriet, securing the high ground ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:31:00 GMT
The loss of three civilians lives in west Stanley during Royal Navy shelling
In the early hours of June 12th, at 7 Ross Road, to the west of Stanley, three Falkland Islanders, civilians, tragically lost their lives. This was due, not to ‘direct’ Argentine action, but to a computer ‘glitch’ on a ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:26:00 GMT
Falklands War: Royal Marines in UK honor commando units that yomped 56 miles across the Islands
Royal Marines from all over the United Kingdom have taken part in marching challenges, repeating the 56 miles (90km) across three days, which 42 Commando yomped back in June 1982 during the last week of the Falkland Islands war

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
After five years of work, new seafloor map of the Southern Ocean covering 48 million sq Km
A new map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica provides the most accurate representation of this vast area to date. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBSCO) has taken five years ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Fitzroy air attack, Britain's major loss in a single incident in the Falklands War
Memorial services were held in the Falkland Islands and in Southampton for those who lost their lives when two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships were bombed during the Falklands conflict.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Freedom of the Falkland Islands to all South Atlantic Medal Holders, SAMA82
Elected members of the Legislative Assembly are hosting a Public Reception at the Town Hall on Saturday 11 June when all members of the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982 will be presented with the Freedom of the Falklands o...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:29:00 GMT
The unsung heroes of, "Glimpses of the Falklands War"
Glimpses of the Falklands War, from the British Modern Military History Society, recounts some of the personal experiences and stories of over 100 service men and women, Falkland Islanders, and others who were involved in the F...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:48:00 GMT
Resumption of Chile/Falklands air link, a “historic event”, says Argentine official Carmona
“A historic event” is how Guillermo Carmona, the Argentine Secretary for Malvinas, South Atlantic islands, and Antarctica affairs described the confirmed resumption of the weekly air link between Punta Arenas in Chile and t...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Falklands War: Armed Forces charity, SSAFA, concerned with UK public little knowledge about the conflict
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict and SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is calling on the British public to remember those who served during the Falklands Conflict, particularly those who made the ul...



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