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The Royal Marines, SAS and SBS retook the settlement three weeks later without a shot being fired.
The Operation Paraquet article says:
The revised plan involved two Royal Navy vessels subjecting the Argentine garrison at Grytviken to an artillery bombardment. The garrison surrendered after fifteen minutes.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pmsyyz ( talk • contribs) 19:12, 2 April 2005 (UTC)
Regarding the removed statement about the first wedding in history having taken place in February 2006 — certainly not so; there had been several marriages before, the first one being registered on 24 February 1932, between A.G.N. Jones and Vera Riches. (Cf. R.K. Headland's book). Apcbg 20:48, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Did anyone get shot in the Falkland War? Did they shot at each other and miss? leave bullet holes in the buildings? was it even a battle?
649 Argentine servicemen, 255 British serviceman and three Falkland Islanders died as a consequence of the fighting during the Falklands war. 2.217.150.216 ( talk) 11:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Normal usage is currently that Grytviken is the whaling station at the head of the cove, King Edward Point is the low promontory at the mouth and the cove itself is King Edward Cove. The original name Grytviken will have meant the cove and the land around it - there were no buildings or activity in 1902 when it was named by Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition when he walked over from Maiviken and found it
I have moved the link to the Argentine met station to the KEP page. Also removed a paragraph about the GSGSSI/BAS research station, which is also at KEP not Grytviken. PatLurcock 17:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
"Without a shot being fired"????
An Argentine submarine, the Santa Fe, was attacked by British helicopters and ran aground in the harbour.
A British destroyer shelled the Argentine positions.
Then they surrendered. —Preceding
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Is needed. Royal Mate1 01:00, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm using the Chrome browser at the moment, and in the 'Falklands War' sub-section between the paragraph ending "remaining under British control." and "On April 25, the Royal Navy damaged and captured the Argentine submarine" I have three 'edit' points. One for this section and one each for the two preceding sections. I can't see anything wrong with the code but then I'm not that good at it. Is it Chrome that's interpreting it wrongly or is there something wrong with the coding of this entry? -- 213.208.117.47 ( talk) 19:54, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Just so everybody know: The changes have been reverted, and the original problem is back. -- OpenFuture ( talk) 23:17, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
The article says Grytviken is Swedish. I'm pretty sure it's Norwegian, though. Linguistically, it could be both (Norwegian: gryte; Swedish: gryta), and I can't find any sources, but the place was founded by a Norwegian, primarily used by Norwegian whalers, and the church came from Norway, so I think one should have a strong case to claim it's Swedish. Does anybody know more? -- Thathánka Íyotake ( talk) 04:40, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm somewhat unconvinced this translation of the Swedish is accurate. Generally Swedish toponymy tends to be descriptive, and as I recall the logic to Gryta, as in pot/cauldron would be due to rendering vessels remaining from whale processing doesn't tally with a Swedish initial naming, followed by Norwegian settlement as a whaling station. Though perhaps the situation of the bay, surrounded by mountains is like a pot? I think it may well be equally likely that the name derives from Gryt, with the meaning in older swedish of pile of stones, or more modern burrow, cognate with English grit. Lacunae ( talk) 19:47, 10 April 2015 (UTC) compare with the OS of Grut Ness in Scotland. [1] Lacunae ( talk) 10:04, 4 September 2015 (UTC) And so, I think the name Grytviken actually was named as Gravel Bay, which makes more sense given the scree, rather than pot bay, given the Norwegian whale rendering pots came later. Lacunae ( talk) 19:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
"their daughter Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen was the first child ever born in the Antarctic, on October 8, 1913." At a latitude of 54 degrees South, the island is not in the Antarctic. Dmgerrard ( talk) 07:28, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Circle or at the very most by the Antarctic Treaty from 60 degrees South. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System Dmgerrard ( talk) 08:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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I'm not sure if these two are the only permanent inhabitants of the island, I red a book that says there are an old couple living in a yacht called "Curlew" next to Petrel, they're called Tim and Pauline Carr. I did search in the web and I found some information that confirms that, take a look at the links below.. http://www.mclaren.gs/tim_&_pauline.htm http://yachtflyers.com/carrs/ (they are also in this list) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prominent_South_Georgians
-- Rmanola 02:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC) The Carrs ran the museum and lived on their yacht Curlew. They retired and left in 2006. There are no permanent inhabitants. PatLurcock 16:31, 25 August 2007 (UTC) |
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Other sources say this about South Georgia Island: that is has no permanent population - only visitors. This clearly states that the island is uninhabited, hence population = zero.05:39, 6 July 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.121.195.165 ( talk)
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The Royal Marines, SAS and SBS retook the settlement three weeks later without a shot being fired.
The Operation Paraquet article says:
The revised plan involved two Royal Navy vessels subjecting the Argentine garrison at Grytviken to an artillery bombardment. The garrison surrendered after fifteen minutes.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pmsyyz ( talk • contribs) 19:12, 2 April 2005 (UTC)
Regarding the removed statement about the first wedding in history having taken place in February 2006 — certainly not so; there had been several marriages before, the first one being registered on 24 February 1932, between A.G.N. Jones and Vera Riches. (Cf. R.K. Headland's book). Apcbg 20:48, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Did anyone get shot in the Falkland War? Did they shot at each other and miss? leave bullet holes in the buildings? was it even a battle?
649 Argentine servicemen, 255 British serviceman and three Falkland Islanders died as a consequence of the fighting during the Falklands war. 2.217.150.216 ( talk) 11:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Normal usage is currently that Grytviken is the whaling station at the head of the cove, King Edward Point is the low promontory at the mouth and the cove itself is King Edward Cove. The original name Grytviken will have meant the cove and the land around it - there were no buildings or activity in 1902 when it was named by Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition when he walked over from Maiviken and found it
I have moved the link to the Argentine met station to the KEP page. Also removed a paragraph about the GSGSSI/BAS research station, which is also at KEP not Grytviken. PatLurcock 17:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
"Without a shot being fired"????
An Argentine submarine, the Santa Fe, was attacked by British helicopters and ran aground in the harbour.
A British destroyer shelled the Argentine positions.
Then they surrendered. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
81.157.105.198 (
talk)
01:16, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Is needed. Royal Mate1 01:00, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm using the Chrome browser at the moment, and in the 'Falklands War' sub-section between the paragraph ending "remaining under British control." and "On April 25, the Royal Navy damaged and captured the Argentine submarine" I have three 'edit' points. One for this section and one each for the two preceding sections. I can't see anything wrong with the code but then I'm not that good at it. Is it Chrome that's interpreting it wrongly or is there something wrong with the coding of this entry? -- 213.208.117.47 ( talk) 19:54, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Just so everybody know: The changes have been reverted, and the original problem is back. -- OpenFuture ( talk) 23:17, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
The article says Grytviken is Swedish. I'm pretty sure it's Norwegian, though. Linguistically, it could be both (Norwegian: gryte; Swedish: gryta), and I can't find any sources, but the place was founded by a Norwegian, primarily used by Norwegian whalers, and the church came from Norway, so I think one should have a strong case to claim it's Swedish. Does anybody know more? -- Thathánka Íyotake ( talk) 04:40, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm somewhat unconvinced this translation of the Swedish is accurate. Generally Swedish toponymy tends to be descriptive, and as I recall the logic to Gryta, as in pot/cauldron would be due to rendering vessels remaining from whale processing doesn't tally with a Swedish initial naming, followed by Norwegian settlement as a whaling station. Though perhaps the situation of the bay, surrounded by mountains is like a pot? I think it may well be equally likely that the name derives from Gryt, with the meaning in older swedish of pile of stones, or more modern burrow, cognate with English grit. Lacunae ( talk) 19:47, 10 April 2015 (UTC) compare with the OS of Grut Ness in Scotland. [1] Lacunae ( talk) 10:04, 4 September 2015 (UTC) And so, I think the name Grytviken actually was named as Gravel Bay, which makes more sense given the scree, rather than pot bay, given the Norwegian whale rendering pots came later. Lacunae ( talk) 19:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
"their daughter Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen was the first child ever born in the Antarctic, on October 8, 1913." At a latitude of 54 degrees South, the island is not in the Antarctic. Dmgerrard ( talk) 07:28, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Circle or at the very most by the Antarctic Treaty from 60 degrees South. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System Dmgerrard ( talk) 08:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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I'm not sure if these two are the only permanent inhabitants of the island, I red a book that says there are an old couple living in a yacht called "Curlew" next to Petrel, they're called Tim and Pauline Carr. I did search in the web and I found some information that confirms that, take a look at the links below.. http://www.mclaren.gs/tim_&_pauline.htm http://yachtflyers.com/carrs/ (they are also in this list) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prominent_South_Georgians
-- Rmanola 02:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC) The Carrs ran the museum and lived on their yacht Curlew. They retired and left in 2006. There are no permanent inhabitants. PatLurcock 16:31, 25 August 2007 (UTC) |
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Other sources say this about South Georgia Island: that is has no permanent population - only visitors. This clearly states that the island is uninhabited, hence population = zero.05:39, 6 July 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.121.195.165 ( talk)