Everything about San Carlos Water totally explained
Not to be confused with San Carlos River
San Carlos Water is a bay/fjord on the west coast of
East Falkland, facing onto the
Falkland Sound.
Name
Despite its
Spanish sounding name, there's a wide descrepancy with the Spanish usage, for in Spanish "Estrecho de San Carlos" refers to all of the much larger
Falkland Sound, which runs between the two main islands of
West Falkland and East Falkland.
The settlements of
San Carlos and
Port San Carlos on the Water, as well as
San Carlos River all take their name from the ship
San Carlos which visited in 1768.
Settlements
- Ajax Bay
- Campo Verde
- San Carlos
- Port San Carlos
History
San Carlos Water became notorious during the
Falklands War as "Bomb Alley". The British forces routed the Argentine land forces, but British ships became pounded by air raids from Argentine planes. It was of crucial strategic value in the amphibious assault, and British invasion of Argentine occupied East Falkland.
Along with
Grantham Sound, it's one of the proposed
East Falkland termini for the anticipated ferry to
West Falkland.
Further Information
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