Shag Cove
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Shag Cove is a bay in the east of West Falkland
, between Mount Maria
and Mount Moody
on Falkland Sound
During the Falklands War
, two Pumas
and an Agusta A109 Hirundo
helicopters were destroyed by British GR3 Harrier jets here, when trying to extract the Argentine 601 Commando Company
.
West Falkland
West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...
, between Mount Maria
Mount Maria
Mount Maria is a mountain of the Hornby Mountains, adjacent to Port Howard, on West Falkland island . It reaches a height of approximately 658 metres ....
and Mount Moody
Mount Moody
Mount Moody is a hill in the Hornby Mountains on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. At metres , it is the second highest of the Hornby Mountains, after Mount Maria, and the third highest on West Falkland, after Mount Maria and Mount Adam...
on Falkland Sound
Falkland Sound
The Falkland Sound is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running south west - north east, it separates West and East Falkland.-Name:The sound was named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands...
During the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
, two Pumas
Aérospatiale Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...
and an Agusta A109 Hirundo
Agusta A109
The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light-weight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland...
helicopters were destroyed by British GR3 Harrier jets here, when trying to extract the Argentine 601 Commando Company
601 Commando Company
The 601 Commando Company is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army, created January 5, 1982. It was based on the original "Equipo Especial Halcón 8" created by Lt. Colonel Mohamed Alí Seineldín in 1978....
.