Hestesletten
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hestesletten () is a glacial plain between Hamberg Lakes and Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. It is covered with tussock and is almost 2 miles (3.2 km) long in a NE-SW direction and 0.75 miles (1.2 km) wide. It is, along with Salisbury Plain, one of the few substantial flat areas on the island.
[edit] History
The name "Hestesletten" (Norwegian for "Horses' Plain") arose because a small herd of horses were introduced by the South Georgia Exploration Company in 1905, survived here for a number of years. Manchurian ponies, were also introduced by an expedition in 1912.
During the Falklands War, on 25 April 1982, Royal Marines landed here, and went to King Edward Point, where Argentine forces surrendered later that day.
This article incorporates text from Hestesletten, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
 |
This South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
