Deception Island incident 1953
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 15 February 1953 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1953 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Antarctica | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Antarctica | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Argentina, United Kingdom | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -62.9833, -60.5667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Deception Island incident took place in February 1953 when a group of British Royal Marines landed on Deception Island in Antarctica, took two Argentine sailors prisoner and destroyed both an Argentine Navy base and nearby Chilean base.
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