Bluff Cove ( es, Bahia Agradable or ) is a sea
inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea.
Overview
In marine geogra ...
and settlement on
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 La ...
, in the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...
, on its east coast. It was the site of secondary landings of the
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
of 1982, which resulted in a successful attack of the
Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
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* Operation Independence
* Operation SoberanĂa
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, which came to be known as the
Bluff Cove Disaster.
It is near the
Mount Pleasant highway overlooking a small harbour.
On the 8 June 1982, the 1st Welsh Guards were aboard
RFA ''Sir Galahad'' also waiting to be landed at Bluff Cove when ''Sir Galahad'' and
RFA ''Sir Tristram'' were attacked by Argentinian
Skyhawk fighters who caught them by surprise. Both ships were badly hit. The explosions and subsequent fires resulted in heavy casualties on board ''Sir Galahad''. Forty-eight people, including thirty-two
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards (WG; cy, Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V. ...
, were killed or severely wounded, with many suffering terrible burns. The wreck of ''Sir Galahad'' was scuttled after the war, torpedoed by the submarine
HMS ''Onyx''. The hulk was declared a
war grave
A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.
Definition
The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ...
. The disabled ''Sir Tristram'' was transferred to the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
where she underwent a major overhaul.
Climate
Tundra climates are characterized by sub-freezing mean annual temperatures, large annual temperature ranges, and moderately low precipitation.
Climate Summary for Bluff Cove
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References
Coves
Inlets of the Falkland Islands
Populated places on East Falkland
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