Goose Green is a settlement on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It lies on Choisel Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus. East Falkland (beige) shown within Falkland Islands East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of 6,605 square kilometres. ... The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. ...

The settlement grew after it became the base for the Falkland Islands Company's sheep farm in Lafonia in 1922. It is now part of the Falkland Landholdings Corporation, a government managed company. Falkland Islands Holdings Plc (FIH) is a company which plays a key role in the economy of the Falkland Islands. ... Sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. ... Lafonia is the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Goose Green was occupied by Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Over one hundred islanders were imprisoned in the community hall, while over 1,000 Argentine troops occupied the settlement and nearby Darwin. It was the subject of the first land battle of that conflict (see Battle of Goose Green), as it was relatively close to the site of the British landings, San Carlos, and the British leaders were looking for an early victory, even if the site was not necessarily of military importance. The area is still heavily mined. The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was a war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, between March and June of 1982. ... The armed forces of Argentina are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. ... Darwin is a settlement on East Falkland, lying on Choisel Sound, on the east side of the islands central isthmus. ... The Battle of Goose Green (May 27–28 1982) was an engagement of the Falklands War between British and Argentinian forces. ... San Carlos means Saint Charles in the Spanish language. ... A landmine is a type of mine which is placed onto or into the ground and explodes when triggered by a vehicle or person. ...

Goose Green is home to a shop, while other attractions include the nearby Bodie Suspension Bridge and the Vicar of Bray shipwreck, which participated in the California gold rush. Look up shop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A shop is an enclosed location where a specific activity is carried out. ... The Bodie Suspension Bridge is said to be the southernmost suspension bridge in the world, and is in the Falkland Islands. ... In British usage, a shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... A California Gold Rush handbill The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by mass hysteria concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. ...