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Grass Island (Spanish: Isla Pasto) is a conspicuous island lying across the entrance to Stromness Harbour in Stromness Bay, South Georgia. It was known as "Mutton Island" as early as 1912, but since 1920 the name Grass Island has been consistently used.[1]
 Stromness Bay, loacation of the Grass Island | |
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| Coordinates | 54°9′S 36°40′W |
| Archipelago | South Georgia |
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On the 22 and 23 April 1982, after a British Special Boat Service team had been driven back by snow at Cumberland East Bay, as part of Operation Paraquet a Troop of the Special Air Service was landed on Grass Island from HMS Antrim, and set up an observation post in preparations for an attack on Argentine positions.[2][3]
In 2000, the island became rat-free after a team from New Zealand helped in an extermination.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
References
- "Grass Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- Bicheno, Hugh (2006) Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-7538-2186-2
- Major Tommy Turtle, SAS soldier who took part in crucial operations during the Falklands War – obituary of Tommy Turtle, The Daily Telegraph, 4 March 2021, accessed 6 March 2021 (subscription required)
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Grass Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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[de] Grass Island
Grass Island (englisch für Grasinsel) ist eine unbewohnte Insel in der Stromness Bay, einer Bucht an der Nordküste der südatlantischen Insel Südgeorgien. Sie liegt 2,5 km vor der einstigen Walfangstation Stromness. Die sichelförmige Insel ist in nord-südlicher Ausrichtung knapp 700 m lang und im Durchschnitt kaum 400 m breit.- [en] Grass Island, South Georgia
[es] Isla Pasto
La Isla Pasto (en inglés: Grass Island) situada a (54°9′S 36°40′O) es una conspicua isla de 30 ha ubicada en la entrada de la antigua estación ballenera de Stromness, en la Bahía Stromness[1] de la isla San Pedro del archipiélago de las Islas Georgias del Sur. Fue conocida como Isla Mutton desde 1912, pero desde 1920 el nombre isla Pasto ha sido consistentemente usado.[fr] Île Grass
L’île Grass (anglais : Grass Island, espagnol : Isla Pasto) est une petite île située dans la baie de Stromness, près de l'entrée de sa station baleinière, au large de l’île de Géorgie du Sud. Jusqu’en 1920, elle était dénommée Île Mutton.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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