Tag: South Georgia

• Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:39 UTC

  South Georgia readying the wharf to support “Sir David Attenborough”

  

  The island of South Georgia is preparing to support the new British Polar Research Vessel, “Sir David Attenborough” with the construction of a new wharf at King Edward Point, reports the latest editions of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Thursday, February 6th 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  The world's biggest iceberg, 6.000 sq km, is about to enter the open ocean heading for South Georgia

  

  A68, a colossus that broke free from the Antarctic in 2017, has pushed so far north it is now at the limit of the continent's perennial sea-ice. When it calved, the berg had an area close to 6,000 sq km and has lost very little of its bulk over the past two and a half years.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Sarah Whitby takes oath as Falklands, South Georgia Senior Magistrate

  

  Sarah Whitby was officially sworn in as the Falkland Islands Senior Magistrate at a ceremony at Government House. Mrs Whitby, previously Crown Counsel for Civil and Safeguarding, will fulfill the role of Senior Magistrate and Coroner for the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory, as well as acting Judge for the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 17:02 UTC

  Falklands/South Georgia governments relation mutually beneficial, but MOU “has not been made public”

  

  The relationship between the Falkland Islands Government and South Georgia Government “brings both direct and indirect benefit to the Falklands” assured Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI ) Chief Executive Helen Havercroft.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Filmus officially appointed as Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary

  

  The Argentine government made official the appointment of Daniel Filmus as head of the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary, which depends on the ministry of foreign affairs and worship.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  The Dictionary of Falklands Biography Website, a new and expanding resource for the Islands' history

  

  The website for the Dictionary of Falklands Biography is proving capable of significant expansion. Designed and established by Tom McAdam in 2018, the editor David Tatham and the researcher Stephen Palmer have used the freedom offered by a website in a number of ways.

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:35 UTC

  Fierce leopard seals pack to feast on King penguins (*)

  

  Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes sense, because any food shared is energy lost that could otherwise have been used to pursue more food.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 15:14 UTC

  Bank of Estonia will celebrate bicentenary of Antarctica's discovery with a €2 coin

  

  The Bank of Estonia has unveiled last 14 June the design that has been approved to mark the bicentenary anniversary of the first discovery of Antarctica, which will be celebrated in 2020, according to Coin Update News.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  South Georgia Stamp Release: 3D Grytviken

  

  A new stamp issue, which gives audiences a new perspective on Grytviken, was released in May, reports the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter. A hundred years ago, commercial whaling came to South Georgia. Carl Larsen pioneered shore-based facilities to process their catch.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  South Georgia Marine Protected Area enhancement, announced last December, comes into effect

  

  Following an announcement in December 2018, a suite of enhancements to the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area (SGSSI-MPA) have now been signed into legislation by HM Commissioner Nigel Phillips CBE. The enhanced measures are designed to further conserve the rich biodiversity found within the ocean surrounding this sub-Antarctic UK overseas territory. The new measures build on the existing MPA designated in 2012 and are based on scientific evidence considered during the first 5-year review of the MPA.