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Cape Carysfort
Cape Carysfort is a headland in the north east of East Falkland between Macbride Head and Volunteer Point. Lochhead Pond is behind it. In 1921 it was the site of the shipwreck of '' SS Guvernøren'', a whale oil tanker which, under its former name ''SS Imo'', had been involved in the massive 1917 explosion that caused severe damage to Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The .... The Spanish name for the cape is Cabo Corrientes. References Headlands of East Falkland {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Falkland
East Falkland ( es, Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as Lafonia; it is joined by a 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 centres of population in the Falklands, Stanley and Mount Pleasant, which are both in the northern half of East Falkland, are home to three-quarters of the island's population. Geography East Falkland, which has an area of , a little over half the total area of the islands consists of two land masses of approximately equal size. The island is almost bisected by two deep fjords, Choiseul Sound and Brenton Loch-Grantham Sound which are separated by the wide isthmus that connects Lafonia in the south to the northern part of East Falkland. The island's coastline h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbride Head
MacBride (or Macbride) Head is the most northeasterly point of the Falkland Islands, and is on East Falkland. Mount MacBride is just to its south. There is a sea lion colony here. It takes its name from Capt. John MacBride, the man credited with settling Saunders Island, who commanded the vessels HMS ''Jason'' and HMS ''Carcass'', which in turn gave their names to the Jason Islands and Carcass Island Carcass Island ( es, Isla del Rosario) is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands. Description It lies north-west of West Falkland and south-east of the Jason Islands. It is in length, has a maximum width of , and i .... References Headlands of East Falkland {{Falklands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volunteer Point
Volunteer Point is a headland on the east coast of East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, north-northeast of Stanley, and east of Johnson's Harbour and Berkeley Sound. It lies at the end of a narrow peninsula, which protects Volunteer Lagoon. It received its name in 1815, when the sealing ship Volunteer left a boat's crew there to collect seal skins while it went in search of opportunities elsewhere. Four years later, on 13 February 1820, the French research vessel L'Uranie struck a submerged rock just off the point but stayed afloat long enough to be beached in Berkeley Sound. All on board survived, including the Captain's wife, Rose de Freycinet, who recorded the incident in her diary. Volunteer Shanty, a well maintained outhouse that was used by trekkers until a few years ago, is situated at the landward end of the point. Strategic value in Falklands War Volunteer Point is one of the easternmost points of the islands, but Cape Pembroke is the furthest east. During the Falkl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochhead Pond
Lochhead is a surname shared by several notable people, among them being: * Alex Lochhead (born 1866), Scottish footballer * Andy Lochhead (born 1941), Scottish footballer * Archie Lochhead (1892–1971), Scottish-American banker * Arthur Lochhead (1897–1966), Scottish footballer * David Lochhead (1936–1999), Canadian theologian * Duggie Lochhead (1904–1968), Scottish football manager * Kenneth Lochhead (1926–2006), Canadian painter * Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet and playwright * Matty Lochhead (1884–1964), Scottish footballer * Richard Lochhead (born 1969), Scottish politician * Tony Lochhead Tony James Lochhead (born 12 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who appeared with the New Zealand national football team. Early life and education Lochhead was born on 12 January 1982 in Tauranga, New Zealand. He w ... (born 1982), New Zealand former professional soccer player See also * Lockheed (other) * Lougheed (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Guvernøren
SS ''Imo'' was a merchant steamship that was built in 1889 to carry livestock and passengers, and converted in 1912 into a whaling factory ship. She was built as ''Runic'', renamed ''Tampican'' in 1895, ''Imo'' in 1912 and ''Guvernøren'' in 1920. In 1917 the Belgian Relief Commission chartered ''Imo'' to take humanitarian supplies to German-occupied Belgium. On 6 December 1917 she was involved in a collision in Halifax Harbour with the French cargo ship , which was carrying munitions. The resultant fire aboard ''Mont Blanc'' caused the historic and catastrophic Halifax Explosion, which levelled the Richmond District in the North End of the city. Although ''Imo''s superstructure was severely damaged by the blast, the ship was repaired and returned to service in 1918. The ship was renamed ''Guvernøren'' in 1920. On 30 Nevember 1921 she ran aground off the Falkland Islands and was abandoned. Building and owners Harland & Wolff built the ship in Belfast as yard number 211. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax Explosion
On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the waters of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The ''Mont-Blanc'', laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax. 1,782 people were killed, largely in Halifax and Dartmouth, by the blast, debris, fires, or collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured. The blast was the largest human-made explosion at the time, releasing the equivalent energy of roughly . ''Mont-Blanc'' was under orders from the French government to carry her cargo from New York City via Halifax to Bordeaux, France. At roughly 8:45 am, she collided at low speed, approximately one knot (), with the unladen ''Imo'', chartered by the Commission for Relief in Belgium to pick up a cargo of relief supplies in New York. On the ''Mont-Blanc'', the impact damaged benzol barrels stored on deck, leaking vapours which were ignited by sparks from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
