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| Author | : Robert Headland |
| Publisher | : CUP Archive |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521424745 |
This extensively illustrated book is the only comprehensive account of the island of South Georgia.
| Author | : Tim Carr |
| Publisher | : W W Norton & Company Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 9780393046052 |
The Carrs share their exploration of the Antarctic region and South Georgian coast aboard their yacht as they document and photograph polar wildlife and landscape
| Author | : South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Government |
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| Release | : 1998* |
| Genre | : South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
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| Author | : South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
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| Release | : 19?? |
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| Author | : Gilad James, PhD |
| Publisher | : Gilad James Mystery School |
| Total Pages | : 81 |
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| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 7398479611 |
South Georgia is a remote, sub-Antarctic island located around 1400km southeast of the Falkland Islands. The island is a British Overseas Territory and is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including seals, penguins, and albatrosses. Its history is closely linked to the whaling industry, and there are still remnants of the industry visible on the island, including old whaling stations and equipment. Today, South Georgia is a popular destination for tourists interested in wildlife and adventure, offering opportunities for hiking, camping, and kayaking. Despite its remote location, South Georgia has played a significant role in global history. The island was first discovered in 1675 by the English explorer Anthony de la Roché, and it became a popular stop for whalers in the early 19th century. During World War I, South Georgia was a critical link in the British supply chain, as it was used as a base for the Royal Navy's Southern Ocean fleet. Later, in 1982, the island played a role in the Falklands War, as British forces used it as a staging point for their invasion of the Falkland Islands. Overall, South Georgia is a unique and fascinating place with a rich cultural and ecological history.
| Author | : Ernest Shackleton |
| Publisher | : Arcturus Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 530 |
| Release | : 2019-01-31 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1789506344 |
"We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man." In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set out on an 1,800-mile trek across Antarctica. During the three-year expedition, his team overcame shipwreck, treacherous glaciers, and a bitterly hostile climate. They faced the elements on this icy continent with extraordinary determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This account by one of Britain's greatest explorers is at once thrilling, harrowing, and inspiring.
| Author | : Deirdre Galbraith |
| Publisher | : South Georgia Heritage Trust |
| Total Pages | : 72 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780956454607 |
Describes 24 of South Georgia's native plants and a selection of the introduced plants found around Grytviken. This book includes detailed history of botanical exploration to the island. It explains habitat and landscape of the island. It offers important facts on Sub-Antarctic biosecurity.
| Author | : Burnette Vanstory |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0820305588 |
Since it first appeared in 1956, Mrs. Vanstory's rich narrative of the barrier islands from Ossabaw to Cumberland--and the mainland towns along the way--has become the standard popular history of Georgia's golden coast. Thoroughly revised and with over forty new illustrations, this edition traces the crucial and colorful role these islands have played from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. Home, at one time or another, to the American Indians, the French, the Spanish, and the English; to buccaneers, friars, and priests; to Puritans and Scottish Highlanders; to slave traders, planters, soldiers, statesmen, and millionaires, these islands are as rich in history as they are in natural beauty. Georgia's Land of the Golden Isles now takes the reader through the years from General James Oglethorpe to President Jimmy Carter, unfolding the stories of the lives that have touched, or been touched by, the golden isles of Georgia.
| Author | : Jingle Davis |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2013-06-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0820342459 |
Capturing the history and beauty of a key destination in the land of the Golden Isles... Eighty miles south of Savannah lies St. Simons Island, one of the most beloved seaside destinations in Georgia and home to some twenty thousand year-round residents. In Island Time, Jingle Davis and Benjamin Galland offer a fascinating history and stunning visual celebration of this coastal community. Prehistoric people established some of North America's first permanent settlements on St. Simons, leaving three giant shell rings as evidence of their occupation. People from other diverse cultures also left their mark: Mocama and Guale Indians, Spanish friars, pirates and privateers, British soldiers and settlers, German religious refugees, and aristocratic antebellum planters. Enslaved Africans and their descendants forged the unique Gullah Geechee culture that survives today. Davis provides a comprehensive history of St. Simons, connecting its stories to broader historical moments. Timbers for Old Ironsides were hewn from St. Simons's live oaks during the Revolutionary War. Aaron Burr fled to St. Simons after killing Alexander Hamilton. Susie Baker King Taylor became the first black person to teach openly in a freedmen's school during her stay on the island. Rachel Carson spent time on St. Simons, which she wrote about in The Edge of the Sea. The island became a popular tourist destination in the 1800s, with visitors arriving on ferries until a causeway opened in 1924. Davis describes the challenges faced by the community with modern growth and explains how St. Simons has retained the unique charm and strong sense of community that it is known for today. Featuring more than two hundred contemporary photographs, historical images, and maps, Island Time is an essential book for people interested in the Georgia coast. A Friends Fund publication.
| Author | : Rebecca Upson |
| Publisher | : Royal Botanic Gardens Kew |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Alien plants |
| ISBN | : 9781842466520 |
Non-native plants have been introduced to South Georgia since the first sealers inhabited the island in the late eighteenth century. The number of species and their impacts have varied over the years and today 41 non-native plant species are established and many threaten the native species and habitats of South Georgia. This is the first field guide to comprehensively treat these species, providing full colour photographs, distribution maps and species descriptions, plus keys to the grasses and sedges. This guide is accessible to all and also provides an opportunity for visitors to be part of a citizen science programme contributing sightings and improving our knowledge of the introduced flora of South Georgia.
