Deception Island incident

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's base and nearby Chilean base.

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1953  Wikidata
skirmish, United Kingdom, Argentina, Argentina, 

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Location: -62.9833, -60.5667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1953 Deception Island incident

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1953	Deception Island incident	United Kingdom, Argentina, skirmish	Wikidata