Port San Carlos is located on the northern bank of the inlet known as Port San Carlos, off
San Carlos Water on the Western coast of
East Falkland, 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 ...
. It is sometimes nicknamed "KC" after former owner Keith Cameron.
The port takes its name from the ship ''San Carlos'' which visited in 1768.
It is north of its namesake
San Carlos.
History
It is most noted for being the first landing place of British forces during the 1982
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 ...
; it was codenamed "Green Beach", and was part of
Operation Sutton
Operation Sutton was the code name for the British landings on the shores of San Carlos Water, at Ajax Bay and Port San Carlos, near San Carlos on East Falkland.
Landings
During the night, 3 Commando Brigade along with attached units of the ...
.
References
Populated places on East Falkland
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