The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South ...
It would not be the first time an iceberg has hit the islands. In 2004, the A38 berg collided with South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, which resulted in the deaths of penguin chicks and seal pups.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has its own bank holidays set by the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands each year. On September 4 (today), Toothfish Day is ...
Shackleton made the trip to the island in just three weeks. “Usually the icebergs take a bit longer (he had sails),” he said. A map of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands: Eventually ...
And large slabs of ice are breaking off, plunging into the waters around its edges. This isn't the first huge iceberg to threaten South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. In 2004 one called A38 grounded on ...