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South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
The stamp issue commemorates Possession itself and the start of South Georgia’s 250-year journey from obscurity to the modern age. On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed ...
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A Trillion-Ton Megaberg is Heading for South Georgia Island: Here’s What it Means for the Wildlife That Lives There
A 130-foot towering wall of ice with a surface area larger than Rhode Island is slowly making its way toward a remote island near Antarctica. Imagine if the ice wall from Game of Thrones were mobile ...
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World's Largest Iceberg Might Hit South Georgia
If A23a, an Antarctic iceberg the size of Rhode Island, grounds off South Georgia Island, it will create a hazard for wildlife and ships alike.
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1982: Falklands' Task Force removes Argentine base from South Sandwich islands
Having recovered South Georgia at the end of April ... After the Argentine garrison at Corbeta Uruguay surrendered, the island of Thule was emptied and the facility left unmanned.
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The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again
After eight months trapped in a whirlpool in the Southern Ocean, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move again — and potentially on a path to hit the island of South Georgia. The island ...