Ajax Bay
Ajax Bay is a settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, It is on the north west coast, on the shore of San Carlos Water, a few miles from Port San Carlos. It was mainly a refrigeration plant, and was developed by the Colonial Development Corporation in the 1950s, which was also responsible for developing Port Albemarle. It was supposed to freeze Falkland mutton, but this was found to be economically inviable. Many of the pre-fabricated houses were moved to Stanley.[1]
Ajax Bay | |
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 Some of the remaining buildings in 2008 | |
  Ajax Bay Location in the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′56″S 59°4′48″W | |
| Country |  |
| British Overseas Territory |  |
| Region | East Falkland |
During the Falklands War, the first British bridgehead was established on San Carlos Water. Ajax Bay was one of three landing points, and codenamed "Red Beach" as part of Operation Sutton. It was used as a military hospital during the Falklands War.
Ajax Bay gallery
Memorial plaque to the British Cdo Log Regt RM. .jpg)
Some of the remaining buildings of the freezer plant. _Ajax_Bay.jpg)
Back of the building showing war era graffiti 
Gentoo penguins, the current residents of Ajax Bay 
Ajax Bay (Red Beach) 1982.
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References
- Wheeler, Tony (2004). The Falklands & South Georgia Island. Lonely Planet. pp. 96–97.
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