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South Georgia looking ahead to a promising cruise and visitors’ season

Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:44 UTC
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Schedules for the coming tourist season show a significant increase in the number of ships (11%) and visitors planning to visit South Georgia, and a consequent expected increase in tourist numbers (20%), according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter July release. Read full article

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  • Troneas

    pirate sites have always been popular amongst turists..

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 03:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Redrow

    Troneas - when did Argentina claim sovereignty over South Georgia?
    So who are the pirates?

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 05:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Martin Woodhead

    Pirates are cool

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 09:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • HansNiesund

    Pirates are a lot cooler than scrap metal merchants.

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    Come on guys. Major discounts for pensioners. I want to visit the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. I want to see whales, seals, polar bears. I want to shoot an argie. But I need discounts. I can't afford between £3,000 and £20,000. I realise it might only work out to £2 for each mile but it's still too much. I have to live afterwards.

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 12:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brit Bob

    South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands - another Argentine fantasy claim

    In 1955/56 the UK went to the UN ICJ over the Falkland Dependencies and Argentina refused to respond or recognise the jurisdiction of the court.

    http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/26/2157.pdf

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Our islands full stop...

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 07:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    Whatever Cook was, he wasn't a Pirate, not wearing the uniform of the RN he wasn't.

    http://www.sgmuseum.gs/index.php/Timeline

    Sep 18th, 2013 - 09:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Justthefacts

    Polar bears?

    Sep 19th, 2013 - 08:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    @9
    Yes polar bears, they just pop in to FALKLAND SOUND salute the Union Jack and carry on fishing ( They have a fishing licence received from the FALKLAND GOVERNMENT

    Sep 19th, 2013 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pete Bog

    @1

    Yes, indeed ,all those ships in the Argentine Navy that just roll over and sink must get a lot of diver tourists.

    Sep 21st, 2013 - 09:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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