51°48′29″S 58°32′28″W / 51.808°S 58.541°W / -51.808; -58.541 The Malo River (seen sometimes as Arroyo Malo - also its Spanish name), is a river in East Falkland , Falkland Islands . Its name is derived from the Breton port of St Malo (also the root of "Malvinas" - "Malouines), due to the French settlement established at Port Louis in 1764.
3-682: It is situated in the north of East Falkland and flows into Salvador Water off the Wickham Heights in No Man's Land. A skirmish took place nearby during the Falklands War . This article related to a river in the Falkland Islands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Salvador Water Salvador Water or Port Salvador ( French : Baye Marville , Spanish : Bahia de la Maravilla )
6-509: Is a bay/inlet on the northeast coast of East Falkland , the largest of the Falkland Islands . It has an intricate shoreline, but could be described as being shaped like an "M". Settlements on its shoreline include Teal Inlet , Douglas , Salvador and Rincon Grande . Port Louis , the oldest and one time main settlement on the islands is also nearby, on the other side of a narrow isthmus, which backs onto Berkeley Sound . During
9-486: The Falklands War , Salvador Water was considered as one of the potential sites for a British amphibious landing but, in the event, the British landings took place on San Carlos Water in the west of East Falkland, on Falkland Sound . Though this site was heavily favoured by Argentines as a potential landingplace, it was in the event considered too shallow by British forces for larger naval vessels to enter. Brig. Thompson
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