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South Georgia is a large (3,756 square kilometres) mountainous Island in the far [[South Atlantic]]. | [[Image:Thatcher-Peninsula, South Georgia.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Thatcher-Peninsula, South Georgia.jpg/credit|{{Thatcher-Peninsula, South Georgia.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}} Satellite image of central South Georgia Island: Cumberland Bay; Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove (Grytviken); Allardyce Range with the summit Mt. Paget.]] | ||
South Georgia is a large (3,756 square kilometres) mountainous Island in the far [[South Atlantic]].<ref name=NasaThatcher> | |||
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| title=Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record: ISS011-E-12148 | |||
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| date=August 26 2005 | |||
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The mountains valleys carry many [[glacier]]s. The coast is pierced by many [[fjord]]s. Early in the 20th Century approximately a dozen of the fjords contained settlements that serviced fleets of [[whaling]] vessels. Most of the old whaling ports have been entirely abandoned. [[Grytviken]] is largely abandoned. But some buildings are kept in repair for visiting scientists and tourists. | The mountains valleys carry many [[glacier]]s. The coast is pierced by many [[fjord]]s. Early in the 20th Century approximately a dozen of the fjords contained settlements that serviced fleets of [[whaling]] vessels. Most of the old whaling ports have been entirely abandoned. [[Grytviken]] is largely abandoned. But some buildings are kept in repair for visiting scientists and tourists. | ||
The first explorer to land on South Georgia, and start to map its coast was [[James Cook]].<ref name=NasaThatcher/> | |||
Polar explorer [[Ernest Shackleton]] is buried in Grytviken.<ref name=NasaThatcher/> | |||
South Georgia is a British Overseas Territory, administered from the [[Falkland Islands]]. | |||
South Georgis was occupied by a token element of Argentinian ground forces during the Falklands War. | |||
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Image:Grytvikenchurch.jpg|{{#ifexist:Template:Grytvikenchurch.jpg/credit|{{Grytvikenchurch.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The church in Grytviken, South Georgia, one of the buildings kept in repair. | Image:Grytvikenchurch.jpg|{{#ifexist:Template:Grytvikenchurch.jpg/credit|{{Grytvikenchurch.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The church in Grytviken, South Georgia, one of the buildings kept in repair. | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, 2 May 2008
South Georgia is a large (3,756 square kilometres) mountainous Island in the far South Atlantic.[1] The mountains valleys carry many glaciers. The coast is pierced by many fjords. Early in the 20th Century approximately a dozen of the fjords contained settlements that serviced fleets of whaling vessels. Most of the old whaling ports have been entirely abandoned. Grytviken is largely abandoned. But some buildings are kept in repair for visiting scientists and tourists.
The first explorer to land on South Georgia, and start to map its coast was James Cook.[1]
Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton is buried in Grytviken.[1]
South Georgia is a British Overseas Territory, administered from the Falkland Islands.
South Georgis was occupied by a token element of Argentinian ground forces during the Falklands War.
(CC) Image: George Swan
View of the Earth centred over South Georgia.
(PD) Photo: Fekete Tamás
The church in Grytviken, South Georgia, one of the buildings kept in repair.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record: ISS011-E-12148, NASA, August 26 2005. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.